A database containing information from 20 millions of users of one online dating site is allegedly stolen by one hacker.
At this time it is unclear if the information is circulating on the medianetwork, but someone using the online alias “Mastermind” claims they've been leaked, on a paste site.
The person claims that the information is 100% valid and o Daniel Ingevaldson, Chief Technology Officer at Easy Solutions, said in a blog post on Sunday that the list included email addresses post officefrom Hotmail, Yahoo and Gmail.
Easy Solutions is a US-based company that provides security products for cyber fraud detection and prevention across various platforms computers.
According to Ingevaldson, the list contains over 7 million credentials from Hotmail, 2,5 million from Yahoo, and 2,2 million from Gmail.com.
It is not clear if the term "credentials" refers to usernames and passwords access which can be used to access email accounts or website accounts. It is also unknown whether the database contained encrypted passwords or whether its records were in plain text.
"The list seems to be international in nature with thousands of entries from around the world. Hackers and fraudsters are more likely to use credentials to commit fraud than to enter the original hacked website. They will use the data with auto-scan reuse. Their target will be other websites, such as banks, travel agencies and e-mail service providers, ”says Ingevaldson.
According to sources, the hacked online dating site is very high profile, with over 90 million users. The business is based in Russia, and states that more than 50% of its users are outside Russia.
We will mention more details when identifying the site.
