Adult FriendFinder (2016)
What was exposed
Email addressesPasswordsSpoken languagesUsernames
What to do if you were affected
- Change your password for this account, and anywhere you reused it. Turn on two-factor authentication.
- Expect more phishing and spam at this address. Treat messages that reference this company with extra caution.
- Be wary of targeted scams that use your personal details to sound convincing.
Details
In October 2016, the adult entertainment company Friend Finder Networks suffered a massive data breach . The incident impacted multiple separate online assets owned by the company, the largest of which was the Adult FriendFinder website alleged to be "the world's largest sex & swinger community". Exposed data included usernames, passwords stored as SHA-1 hashes and 170 million unique email addresses. This incident is separate to the 2015 data breach Adult FriendFinder also suffered. The data was provided to HIBP by dehashed.com .
Frequently asked questions
What is the Adult FriendFinder (2016) data breach?
In October 2016, the adult entertainment company Friend Finder Networks suffered a massive data breach . The incident impacted multiple separate online assets owned by the company, the largest of which was the Adult FriendFinder website alleged to be "the...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around October 2016.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 169,746,810 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Email addresses, Passwords, Spoken languages and Usernames.
What should I do if I was affected?
Change your password for this account, and anywhere you reused it. Turn on two-factor authentication. Expect more phishing and spam at this address. Treat messages that reference this company with extra caution. Be wary of targeted scams that use your personal details to sound convincing.
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