Breach Database / Adult FriendFinder (2015)
Yes — Adult FriendFinder (2015) was breached.
- 3.9 million accounts affected
- Breach occurred 2015-05-21 · adultfriendfinder.com
- Verified entry in the Have I Been Pwned catalog
What happened
In May 2015, the adult hookup site Adult FriendFinder was hacked and nearly 4 million records dumped publicly. The data dump included extremely sensitive personal information about individuals and their relationship statuses and sexual preferences combined with personally identifiable information.
What data was exposed
- Dates of birth
- Email addresses
- Genders
- Geographic locations
- IP addresses
- Races
- Relationship statuses
- Sexual orientations
- Spoken languages
- Usernames
What to do right now
- Expect convincing phishing emails. Attackers use breached details to write personalized emails. Be suspicious of any message referencing this service.
- Check your other accounts on Have I Been Pwned. Your email address may appear in other breaches you don't know about yet.
- Monitor the apps you use going forward. Clearly watches the breach record for the companies behind your apps and alerts you the moment one appears.
Breach data from Have I Been Pwned. Listing here means the service appears in the public breach record — not that your personal data was affected.