Botany 2017
Data Breach
2017.botanyconference.org10,380
Records Exposed
Aug 2018
Date of Breach
Database,Combolist
Breach Type
Dec 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In August 2018, a dataset was leaked on a prominent hacking forum. Botany 2017, the official website for Botany 2017—an academic conference held in Fort Worth, Texas (June 24–28) and organized by leading botanical societies for plant scientists, students and researchers, suffered a data breach that affected 10,380 users. The exposed information included email addresses and plaintext passwords.
Compromised Data Types
Country
United States
Language
English
Password Storage
Plaintext
Category
Community, Education
Indexed On
Dec 14, 2025
Breach Type
Database,Combolist
What Should You Do?
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