The Solomid Breach Put 375,934 Esports Gaming Accounts at Risk

HEROIC analysts identified 375,934 exposed accounts tied to Solomid, an esports gaming community breach dated December 21, 2014. The exposed data includes IP addresses, email addresses, usernames, and passwords, giving attackers a fairly complete set of login details for each affected account.

Why the Solomid Breach Still Threatens Gaming Accounts

The passwords in this breach were hashed using the IPB format, the scheme used by IP.Board forum software at the time. Hashes from this era can be cracked with modern computing power, turning stored password hashes into usable plain text. Combined with matching email addresses, usernames, and IP addresses, attackers have enough information to attempt logins elsewhere and, in some cases, narrow down a user's general location.

What Was Exposed in the Solomid Breach

• IP addresses
• Email addresses
• Usernames
• Passwords (IPB hash format)

Why This Matters for Solomid Users

Gaming accounts often carry real value, whether that's in-game items, linked payment methods, or connected social accounts, which makes them an attractive target for credential stuffing. Attackers feed leaked email and password combinations into automated tools that test them against gaming platforms, email providers, and social media. If a Solomid password is still in use anywhere else, that account remains at risk today.

How This Database Breach Happened

This incident is classified as a database breach, meaning attackers gained direct access to Solomid's user database rather than collecting data through malware. Forum platforms running IP.Board software during this period were frequently targeted through unpatched vulnerabilities or stolen administrator credentials. Once inside, attackers can export the entire user table, capturing IP addresses, emails, usernames, and hashed passwords for all 375,934 accounts in a single file.

Check If You Are Affected by the Solomid Breach

You don't need to guess whether your information was part of the Solomid breach or any other leak. HEROIC's free breach scanner checks your email 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.