Millions of dating site users MeetMindful He received some unpleasant news on Sunday. ZDNet reported than the hacker group ShinyHunters, the same group that leaked millions of people user records of the company that included the list “Camp Auschwitz” shirts, has dumped what appears to be data from the dating site user database. The leak allegedly contains the file sensitive information from more than 2.28 million registered users of the site.
According to ZDNet, the 1.2 gigabyte file was shared as a free download “in a publicly accessible piracy forum known for its trade in pirated databases“. It included numerous sensitive and identifiable users information, including real names, email addresses, city, state and zip code details, dates of birth, IP addresses, Facebook user IDs, and Facebook authentication tokens, among others. However, the messages were not exposed.
The outlet, which included screenshots of the file posted on the hacker forum, as well as a small sample of the exposed data, note that not all filtered accounts include all user details. However, he stated that the leaked information could be used to link people‘dating profiles to their real world identities. The hacking forum where the data was posted has been viewed more than 1,500 times. Depending on the dam, it can still be downloaded.
ZDNet said it was informed of the leak by a security investigator, whom it did not name, earlier this week. He added that he had contacted MeetMindful on Thursday to ask for a comment on the matter, but that he had not received a response for days.
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Gizmodo has also contacted MeetMindful to ask about the reported hack. We will make sure to update this blog if we receive news.
According to his Crunchbase profile, MeetMindful is a dating site platform for “people dedicated to health, wellness and mindfulness.” It was founded in 2013, is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, and remains active.
This is where it starts to get a little weird, though. The place listed social media the channels have been idle for months, which is interesting considering that the main dating apps have been growing up during the pandemic. I mean, don’t they want to encourage their users to go out (safe)? From the outside, the service looks like a dead zone. Who knows, though, it might be in vogue within the site.
It is unclear whether MeetMindful has notified the incident to its users. If true, users need to know so that they can be aware of suspicious activity and, if necessary, change their logins and passwords. Summary: Move.
[ZDNet]