Adult-FanFiction.Org Data Breach

What happened?

In May 2018, the website for sharing adult-orientated works of fiction known as Adult-FanFiction.Org had 186k records exposed in a data breach. The data contained names, email addresses, dates of birth and passwords stored as both MD5 hashes and plain text. AFF did not respond when contacted about the breach and the site was previously reported as compromised on the Vigilante.pw breached database directory.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is May 30, 2018. The record was added to the catalogue on August 6, 2018 and last updated there on August 6, 2018.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Dates of birth
• Email addresses
• Names
• Passwords

These are incident-level categories. The record does not prove that every category was exposed for every affected person.

Who may be affected?

This record may be relevant to people who had an account or other relationship with Adult-FanFiction.Org or used adult-fanfiction.org around May 30, 2018. A catalogue entry does not establish that every customer was affected or that every listed data category applied to each person. Compare the record with an official notice addressed to you.

What should you do?

Choose actions that match the information involved. If you find signs that someone is using your identity, the Federal Trade Commission provides a personal recovery plan at IdentityTheft.gov.