Breach Database / Win7Vista Forum
Yes — Win7Vista Forum was breached.
- 202,683 accounts affected
- Breach occurred 2013-09-03 · win7vista.com
- Verified entry in the Have I Been Pwned catalog
What happened
In September 2013, the Win7Vista Windows forum (since renamed to the "Beyond Windows 9" forum) was hacked and later had its internal database dumped. The dump included over 200k members’ personal information and other internal data extracted from the forum.
What data was exposed
- Email addresses
- Instant messenger identities
- IP addresses
- Names
- Passwords
- Private messages
- Usernames
- Website activity
What to do right now
- Change your password for this service now. And change it anywhere you reused the same password — attackers try leaked passwords on other sites within hours ("credential stuffing").
- Turn on two-factor authentication. Even a leaked password is useless against an account protected by a second factor. Prefer an authenticator app over SMS.
- Expect convincing phishing emails. Attackers use breached details to write personalized emails. Be suspicious of any message referencing this service.
- Check your other accounts on Have I Been Pwned. Your email address may appear in other breaches you don't know about yet.
- Monitor the apps you use going forward. Clearly watches the breach record for the companies behind your apps and alerts you the moment one appears.
Breach data from Have I Been Pwned. Listing here means the service appears in the public breach record — not that your personal data was affected.