RuneScape Boards data breach
The RuneScape Boards breach happened on December 26, 2011 and exposed 222,762 accounts. 4 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Site
- rsboards.com
- Breach date
- December 26, 2011
- Recorded on
- March 23, 2026
- Accounts exposed
- 222,762
- Exposed data
- Email addresses, IP addresses, Passwords, Usernames
- Risk score
- 68 out of 100
Risk based on the exposed data
This breach scores 68 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Passwords, Email addresses, IP addresses.
The risk score is a guide to how dangerous a breach is, judged by the kinds of data exposed. The number of accounts is not included.
Breaches from the same period
- Tianya (2011-12-26, 29,020,808 accounts)
- 17173 (2011-12-28, 7,485,802 accounts)
- Stratfor (2011-12-24, 859,777 accounts)
What affected users should do
- Change your RuneScape Boards password, and also change it on any other service where you used the same password. You can create a new one with the password generator.
- Turn on two-factor authentication for your login.
This site organizes publicly available information about data breaches. Data as of March 23, 2026. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.