The Botting Network data breach
The The Botting Network breach happened on August 12, 2012 and exposed 96,320 accounts. 4 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Site
- thebotnet.com
- Breach date
- August 12, 2012
- Recorded on
- December 18, 2025
- Accounts exposed
- 96,320
- Exposed data
- Dates of birth, Email addresses, Passwords, Usernames
- Risk score
- 70 out of 100
Risk based on the exposed data
This breach scores 70 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Passwords, Dates of birth, Email 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
- Xiaomi (2012-08-01, 7,088,010 accounts)
- Lookbook (2012-08-24, 1,074,948 accounts)
- Yahoo (2012-07-11, 453,427 accounts)
What affected users should do
- Change your The Botting Network 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 December 18, 2025. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.