Eroticy Data Breach

What happened?

In mid-2016, it's alleged that the adult website known as Eroticy was hacked. Almost 1.4 million unique accounts were found circulating in late 2016 which contained a raft of personal information ranging from email addresses to phone numbers to plain text passwords. Whilst many HIBP subscribers confirmed their data was legitimate, the actual source of the breach remains inconclusive. A detailed account of the data has been published in the hope of identifying the origin of the breach.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is June 1, 2015. The record was added to the catalogue on January 10, 2017 and last updated there on January 10, 2017.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Email addresses
• IP addresses
• Names
• Passwords
• Payment histories
• Phone numbers
• Physical addresses
• Usernames
• 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 Eroticy or used eroticy.com around June 1, 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?

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.