The Bell Tree Forums

The Bell Tree Forums

Data Breach

www.belltreeforums.com

47,327

Records Exposed

Jan 2016

Date of Breach

Database

Breach Type

Apr 2024

Added to Database

About This Breach

Around January 2016, BellTreeForums, a gaming forum dedicated to Animal Crossing, experienced a data breach affecting approximately 97.6k users. The breach comprised email addresses, usernames, and passwords stored as vBulletin hashes.

Compromised Data Types

Email Address Username Password Hash

Country

United States

Language

English

Password Storage

VB

Category

Forums

Indexed On

Apr 30, 2024

Breach Type

Database

What Should You Do?

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  • Change your password immediately on The Bell Tree Forums and any other site where you used the same password. Use a unique, strong password for each account.
  • Watch for phishing emails targeting your inbox. Attackers may use your exposed email address to send convincing scam messages.
  • Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on all important accounts to add an extra layer of security.
  • Use a password manager to generate and store unique, strong passwords for every account.

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