Security News > 2023 > May > New hacking forum leaks data of 478,000 RaidForums members
A database for the notorious RaidForums hacking forums has been leaked online, allowing threat actors and security researchers insight into the people who frequented the forum.
RaidForums was a very popular and notorious hacking and data leak forum known for hosting, leaking, and selling data stolen from breached organizations.
In many cases, if data was not sold or some time had passed, the stolen data would be leaked for free on RaidForums to gain a reputation among the community.
Users flocked to a new forum called Breached to continue trading stolen databases.
Members of the Exposed forum have also confirmed that their information is in the MySQL table, indicating that the leaked table is legitimate.
While it's likely that the database is already in the hands of law enforcement after the forum was seized, this data could still be useful for security researchers who commonly build profiles of threat actors.