MD5 with SALT is useless, it is NOT a one way hash and can easily be defeated, as it has on other vB powered sites of major size, if you want details, ASK. I am a member of another site that had similar things happen(not an Internet Brands owned site), they tried to cover it up as well. In the end they ate some humble pie, told the real facts, and secured their systems and firewalls again from the start with more security in mind. In addition they use a proxyshield at times when DDOS attacks and brute force attempts happen that aid in loading the site for the legit users.

The hackers responded by posting DB dumps of email addresses, passwords, and other sensitive info on rapidshare and other sites, not once but THREE times over two weeks. (updated to latest passwords and info each time)

They too had MD5 with salt, but it is outdated and not a secure means anymore. You are giving a false sense of security in this reply.