What happened?
In November 2015, the dating website Beautiful People was hacked and over 1.1M accounts were leaked. The data was being traded in underground circles and included a huge amount of personal information related to dating.
When did it happen?
The breach date in the public record is November 11, 2015. The record was added to the catalogue on April 25, 2016 and last updated there on April 25, 2016.
What information was reported as exposed?
- Beauty ratings
- Car ownership statuses
- Dates of birth
- Drinking habits
- Education levels
- Email addresses
- Genders
- Geographic locations
- Home ownership statuses
- Income levels
- IP addresses
- Job titles
- Names
- Passwords
- Personal descriptions
- Personal interests
- Physical attributes
- Sexual orientations
- Smoking habits
- Website activity
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 Beautiful People or used beautifulpeople.com around November 11, 2015. 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?
Compare the organization, dates, and information categories with any notice you received. Use contact details you independently confirm.
Change exposed or reused passwords, begin with your email account, and turn on multi-factor authentication where available.
Treat unexpected breach follow-ups with caution. Do not use links or phone numbers in a suspicious message; contact the organization directly.
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.
Sources and review information
- Have I Been Pwned breach catalogue record ↗
- Federal Trade Commission: What To Do After a Data Breach ↗
- Federal Trade Commission: Credit Freezes and Fraud Alerts ↗
Page reviewed September 14, 2026 by the Data Breach Help Editorial Team. Catalogue details reflect the provider record and may change.