Zoosk (2020) Data Breach

What happened?

In January 2020, the online dating service Zoosk suffered a data breach which was subsequently shared extensively across online hacking communities. The breach contained 24 million unique email addresses alongside extensive personal information including genders, sexualities, dates of birth, physical attributes such as height and weight, religions, ethnicities and political views. The breach also allegedly exposed MD5 password hashes, although the data circulating in hacking circles had this field nulled out. The breach was provided to HIBP by breachbase.pw .

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is January 12, 2020. The record was added to the catalogue on August 7, 2020 and last updated there on August 7, 2020.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Dates of birth
• Drinking habits
• Education levels
• Email addresses
• Ethnicities
• Family structure
• Genders
• Geographic locations
• Income levels
• Names
• Nicknames
• Physical attributes
• Political views
• Relationship statuses
• Religions
• Sexual orientations
• Smoking 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 Zoosk (2020) or used zoosk.com around January 12, 2020. 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.