Data of 2.28 Million MeetMindful Users Leaked Online

According to a report by ZDNet, data belonging to users of the American dating site MeetMindful was published for free on a hacker forum last week. The leaked database, totaling 1.2 GB, contains the complete user base of the site—about 2.28 million records. The dump includes extensive profile information from both the website and its mobile apps, such as:

• Real names
• Email addresses
• City, state, and ZIP code information
• Physical characteristics
• Dating preferences
• Marital status
• Dates of birth
• IP addresses
• Account passwords (hashed with bcrypt)
• Facebook user IDs
• Facebook authentication tokens

Although it appears that users’ private messages were not compromised, journalists note that this incident is still very serious. The stolen data and MeetMindful profiles can be easily linked to real individuals, making victims potential targets for extortion, phishing, blackmail, and other types of fraud.

MeetMindful representatives have not yet commented on the breach.

Previously, the hacker group Shiny Hunters has claimed responsibility for several major data leaks, and last week the same hacker reportedly leaked the user database of Teespring, a platform for custom apparel printing.