Millions of dating site users MeetMindful I received some unpleasant news on Sunday. ZDNet reported than the hacking group ShinyHunters, the same group that leaked millions of user records for the company that listed the “Camp Auschwitz” shirts, dumped what appears to be data from the dating site’s user database. The leak supposedly contains the sensitive information from more than 2.28 million registered site users.
According to ZDNet, the 1.2 gigabyte file was shared as a free download “on a publicly accessible hacking forum known for its hacked database trade.. “ It included many 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. The messages, however, were not exposed.
The output, which included screenshots of the file posted to the hacker forum, as well as a small sample of the exposed data, points out that not all leaked accounts include full user details. However, he said the leaked information could be used to link individualsdating profiles with your real world identities. The hacker forum where the data was posted has been viewed more than 1,500 times. By outlet, it is still available for download.
ZDNet said it was informed of the leak by a security researcher, whose name was not released, earlier this week. He added that he had contacted MeetMindful on Thursday to ask for a comment on the matter, but had not received a response in days.
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Gizmodo also contacted MeetMindful to ask about the reported hack. We will make sure to update this blog if we receive a response.
According to your Crunchbase profile, MeetMindful is a dating site platform for “people who like health, well-being and mindfulness”. It was founded in 2013, is based in Denver, Colorado, and is still active.
This is where it starts to get a little weird, although. The sites listed Social media channels have been inactive for months, which is interesting considering that the main dating apps have been growing during the pandemic. I mean, don’t they want to encourage their users to date (safely)? From the outside, the service looks like a dead zone. But, who knows, it may be all the rage within the site itself.
It is not clear whether MeetMindful notified its users about the incident. If true, users need to know so they can watch for suspicious activity and change logins and passwords if necessary. In short: move.
[ZDNet]