Dota 2 Forum

The organisation operates an online discussion platform dedicated to the multiplayer game Dota 2, providing a space where players can exchange strategies, share updates, and engage with the broader community. As a forum, its core service revolves around facilitating user‑generated content and interaction among fans of the game, supporting both casual conversation and more technical discourse about gameplay mechanics. The platform is headquartered in the United States of America, positioning it within a major hub for internet services and gaming communities. While the forum’s primary audience consists of Dota 2 enthusiasts, its reach extends globally, attracting participants from various regions who seek information and camaraderie related to the title.

The scale of the organisation’s user base can be inferred from the 2016 security incident, in which an SQL injection vulnerability in the legacy vBulletin software led to the compromise of nearly two million accounts. The breach exposed usernames, email addresses, IP addresses, and weakly hashed MD5 passwords with salts, approximately 80 % of which were subsequently cracked using readily available tools. Analysis of the leaked data revealed that over half of the affected accounts used Gmail addresses, alongside a substantial number of disposable email accounts, indicating a diverse and widespread user demographic. Notably, the attack was not linked to other contemporaneous breaches, and the game’s developer did not issue a public statement regarding the incident. These details highlight the forum’s reliance on older forum technology and its handling of sensitive user information at the time of the breach. No explicit information about the organisation’s ownership, parent company, or subsidiary relationships is provided in the available sources, so such structural details are omitted from this profile.