Search Your Email: The OpenRaid.org Breach Exposed 456,170 Accounts

HEROIC analysts identified 456,170 exposed accounts tied to OpenRaid.org, a gaming forum breach dated 2015. The exposed data includes email addresses, usernames, and password hashes, making this one of the largest legacy breaches in HEROIC's records.

Why the OpenRaid.org Breach Still Matters

HEROIC's records classify the password hashing method used in this breach as "Other," meaning it falls outside the newer, stronger hashing standards used by well-secured sites today. Combined with matching email addresses and usernames, this gives attackers a large, ready-made list of login pairs to test against other services.

What Was Exposed in the OpenRaid.org Breach

• Email addresses
• Usernames
• Password hashes

Why This Matters for OpenRaid.org Members

A breach of this size, more than 456,000 accounts, means the odds are real that your information is part of it if you ever had an OpenRaid.org account. Attackers use automated tools to run leaked email and password combinations against banking sites, email providers, and social media platforms, a tactic known as credential stuffing. Any account still using an old OpenRaid.org password remains at risk today.

How This Database Breach Happened

This incident is classified as a database breach, meaning attackers gained direct access to OpenRaid.org's user database rather than harvesting data through malware on individual devices. Forum sites from this era were frequently targeted through unpatched vulnerabilities or compromised administrator accounts. Once inside, attackers can export the entire user table, capturing emails, usernames, and password hashes for hundreds of thousands of accounts in a single file that can then be copied and shared indefinitely.

Check If You Are Affected by the OpenRaid.org Breach

Don't guess whether your email was part of the OpenRaid.org breach. Search it directly using HEROIC's free breach scanner, which checks your address against a database of more than 400 billion leaked records and shows you exactly what was exposed. If you find a match, change the password on any account still using it and enable multi-factor authentication where you can.