F
F
Breaches
1
1 verified
Records Exposed
40.8M
Total across all breaches
Data Types Leaked
11
1 high risk
Latest Breach
2011
Fling

Breach History

Fling
Mar 2011Critical
40.8M
Records exposed
11
Data types leaked
Verified
Status

In 2011, the self-proclaimed "World's Best Adult Social Network" website known as Fling was hacked and more than 40 million accounts obtained by the attacker. The breached data included highly sensitive personal attributes such as sexual orientation and sexual interests as well as email addresses and passwords stored in plain text.

Exposed Data Types
Dates of birthEmail addressesGendersGeographic locationsIP addressesPasswordsPhone numbersSexual fetishesSexual orientationsUsernamesWebsite activity
Incident Status
Data breachYes
Data brokerNo
Policy contradictionsNo
Exposed Data Types
Dates of birthMedium risk
Email addressesLow risk
GendersLow risk
Geographic locationsLow risk
IP addressesMedium risk
PasswordsHigh risk
Phone numbersMedium risk
Sexual fetishesLow risk
Sexual orientationsLow risk
UsernamesLow risk
Website activityLow risk