What happened?
In February 2016, the dating site mate1.com suffered a huge data breach resulting in the disclosure of over 27 million subscribers' information. The data included deeply personal information about their private lives including drug and alcohol habits, incomes levels and sexual fetishes as well as passwords stored in plain text.
When did it happen?
The breach date in the public record is February 29, 2016. The record was added to the catalogue on April 14, 2016 and last updated there on April 14, 2016.
What information was reported as exposed?
- Astrological signs
- Dates of birth
- Drinking habits
- Drug habits
- Education levels
- Email addresses
- Ethnicities
- Fitness levels
- Genders
- Geographic locations
- Income levels
- Job titles
- Names
- Parenting plans
- Passwords
- Personal descriptions
- Physical attributes
- Political views
- Relationship statuses
- Religions
- Sexual fetishes
- Travel habits
- Usernames
- Website activity
- Work habits
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 Mate1.com or used mate1.com around February 29, 2016. 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.