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July 19, 2015 Verified Sensitive Record Adult dating platform

Ashley Madison 2015 Data Breach

The 2015 Ashley Madison data breach is a highly sensitive profile, credential, and activity-data incident affecting an adult-dating platform.

30.8 Million
Reported Records
13
Data Types
Critical
Severity
Yes
Verification

Exposed Data Types

13
Dates of birth
Email addresses
Ethnicities
Genders
Names
Passwords
Payment histories
Phone numbers
Physical addresses
Security questions and answers
Sexual orientations
Usernames
Website activity

Additional Information

Added DateAugust 18, 2015
Breach DateJuly 19, 2015
Domainashleymadison.com
Last Content UpdateJuly 29, 2026

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