Adult FriendFinder Data Breach Exposed Information on 3.5 Million Users
A data breach on the AdultFriendFinder dating website exposed the personally identifiable information for more than 3.5 million users, parent company FriendFinder Networks said Friday. The website asks customers to specifically list their sexual preferences and other information in order…
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match them with other users. AdultFriendFinder, which has 64 million total members, says it has helped customers “find traditional partners, swinger groups, threesomes, and a variety of other alternative partners.” The U.K.’s Channel 4 News originally named AdultFriendFinder last week as the victim of the data breach. FriendFinder Networks said Friday it launched an internal investigation to “review and expand” its security processes and is “taking steps to protect our members such as temporarily disabling the username search function and masking usernames of any users we believe were affected by the security issue.” FriendFinder Networks said it’s currently getting in touch with affected customers. The company said it’s working with cybersecurity firm Mandiant to investigate the data breach, review FriendFinder’s security practices and remediate the company’s system. FriendFinder said it also notified federal law enforcement about the breach.