Mate1
mate1.com
About This Breach
"A hacker on the dark web forum claims to have sold the email addresses and plaintext passwords of over 27 million users of dating site Mate1.com. According to its website, Mate1 has over 36.5 million users. The hacker claimed to have originally obtained 40 million accounts, but said they had ""pruned out the bot logins"". The exposed data included email addresses, usernames and hashed passwords."
Data Exposed
Breach Details
| Breach Type | Data Breach |
| Searchable | No |
| Verified | Yes |
| Sensitive Data | Yes Sensitive |
| Reference | https://www.vice.com/en/article/aekvbk/hacker-claims-to-have-sold-27m-dating-site-passwords-mate1-com-hell-forum (opens in new tab) |
Frequently Asked Questions
When did the Mate1 data breach happen?
Mate1 was breached in Feb 2016. The breach was added to the XposedOrNot index on November 8, 2023.
How many records were exposed in the Mate1 breach?
27,391,395 records were exposed, making it the #63 largest of the 763 breaches in our index.
What data was exposed in the Mate1 breach?
The exposed data includes: Usernames, Names, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Passwords.
What should I do if I was affected by the Mate1 breach?
Change your password on the affected service (and anywhere you reused it), turn on two-factor authentication, and set up free breach alerts on XposedOrNot so you know the moment your email appears in a new breach.
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Use a Password Manager
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