Zoosk (2011) Data Breach

What happened?

In approximately 2011, an alleged breach of the dating website Zoosk began circulating. Comprised of almost 53 million records, the data contained email addresses and plain text passwords. However, during extensive verification in May 2016 no evidence could be found that the data was indeed sourced from the dating service . This breach has consequently been flagged as fabricated ; it's highly unlikely the data was sourced from Zoosk.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is January 1, 2011. The record was added to the catalogue on February 8, 2017 and last updated there on August 6, 2020.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Email addresses
• 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 Zoosk (2011) or used zoosk.com around January 1, 2011. 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.