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RuneScape Boards breach: 222,762 accounts exposed

In around 2011, the now defunct RuneScape Boards forum (also known as RSBoards) suffered a data breach that was later redistributed as part of a larger corpus of data . The vBulletin-based service exposed 223k unique email addresses along with usernames, IP addresses and salted MD5 password hashes.

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What to do

If you or your organization used this service, change reused passwords, watch for phishing that uses the exposed data, and check the disclosure for the organization's guidance.

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KEVWire. (2026, March 23). RuneScape Boards breach: 222,762 accounts exposed. https://kevwire.com/record/hibp-rsboards

MLA

"RuneScape Boards breach: 222,762 accounts exposed." KEVWire, 23 Mar. 2026, kevwire.com/record/hibp-rsboards.

Chicago

KEVWire. "RuneScape Boards breach: 222,762 accounts exposed." Last modified March 23, 2026. https://kevwire.com/record/hibp-rsboards.

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RuneScape Boards breach: 222,762 accounts exposed (Mar 23, 2026).
In around 2011, the now defunct RuneScape Boards forum (also known as RSBoards) suffered a data breach that was later redistributed as part of a larger corpus of data . The vBulletin-based service exposed 223k unique email addresses along with usernames, IP addresses and salted MD5 password hashes.
Sources:
Have I Been Pwned: RuneScape Boards: https://haveibeenpwned.com/Breach/RSBoards
Have I Been Pwned breach API: https://haveibeenpwned.com/api/v3/breaches
Record ID: hibp-rsboards.
Record origin: Ingested record.
AI evidence: Not assessed.
About this data

This record was ingested from a data source. Retrieved: Oct 27, 2026, 06:25 UTC. Ingestion is not an independent editorial investigation.

Verified by Have I Been Pwned. Breach date: 2011-12-26; loaded 2026-03-23. Exposed data: Email addresses, IP addresses, Passwords, Usernames. Counts are accounts in the loaded data, not necessarily distinct people.

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