Breach Database / MeetMindful
Yes — MeetMindful was breached.
- 1.4 million accounts affected
- Breach occurred 2020-01-26 · meetmindful.com
- Verified entry in the Have I Been Pwned catalog
What happened
In early 2020, the online dating service MeetMindful suffered a data breach that exposed 1.4 million unique customer email addresses. Included in the data was an extensive array of personal information used to find romantic matches including physical attributes, use of alcohol, drugs and cigarettes, marital statuses, birthdates, genders and the gender being sought. Additional personal information such as names, geographical locations and IP addresses were also exposed, along with passwords stored as bcrypt hashes.
What data was exposed
- Dates of birth
- Drinking habits
- Drug habits
- Email addresses
- Genders
- Geographic locations
- IP addresses
- Marital statuses
- Names
- Passwords
- Physical attributes
- Religions
- Sexual orientations
- Smoking habits
- Social media profiles
- Usernames
What to do right now
- Change your password for this service now. And change it anywhere you reused the same password — attackers try leaked passwords on other sites within hours ("credential stuffing").
- Turn on two-factor authentication. Even a leaked password is useless against an account protected by a second factor. Prefer an authenticator app over SMS.
- 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.
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