[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fc7fbkwz6dxxm":3},{"success":4,"breach":5},true,{"_id":6,"name":7,"title":8,"slug":9,"domain":10,"breachDate":11,"addedDate":12,"modifiedDate":13,"contentUpdatedAt":14,"source":15,"sourceUrl":16,"sourceUrls":17,"pwnCount":20,"affectedCount":20,"affectedCountStatus":21,"affectedCountLowerBound":22,"affectedCountUnit":23,"hasEnglishDescription":4,"severity":24,"dataClasses":25,"description":34,"seoTitle":35,"seoTitleEn":36,"seoDescription":35,"seoDescriptionEn":37,"logoUrl":38,"isVerified":4,"isSensitive":4,"isSpamList":39,"isMalware":39,"company":40},"68e3266eda11adda488252c4","Muslim Match","Muslim Match Data Breach","muslim-match","muslimmatch.com","2016-06-24T00:00:00.000Z","2016-06-29T19:08:15.000Z","2020-08-07T23:29:01.000Z","2026-07-18T23:54:28.611Z","Verified sensitive dating platform breach","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.vice.com\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fhacked-private-messages-from-dating-site-muslim-match\u002F",[16,18,19],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theregister.com\u002Fsecurity\u002F2016\u002F07\u002F01\u002F700000-muslim-match-dating-site-private-messages-leaked-online\u002F1473307","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ibtimes.co.uk\u002Fmuslim-match-hack-dating-website-leaks-150000-accounts-800000-intimate-messages-1568260",149830,"known",null,"unknown","High",[26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33],"Chat logs","Email addresses","Geographic locations","IP addresses","Passwords","Private messages","User statuses","Usernames","\u003Cp>The Muslim Match data breach is an incident involving account data classified as verified and sensitive on the Muslim Match platform, used for marriage and matching purposes, that occurred on June 24, 2016. The verified scope includes 149,830 accounts. The record contains chat logs, email addresses, geographic location information, IP addresses, passwords, private messages, user statuses, and usernames. Due to the nature of the platform, this record should be carefully assessed not only for technical account security but also for risks to privacy, reputation, targeted harassment, and blackmail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Leaked Data Types and Risks\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The types of data confirmed in this record include username, email address, IP address, geographical location, user status, chat logs, private messages, and password fields. The email address and username can be used to match the account with identities on other platforms. IP address and location information provide additional context for attackers who want to interpret the user's general area or access habits. The most sensitive risk is private messages and chat logs; these contents may carry intimate details such as relationship-seeking, personal preferences, family status, religious or social expectations. Verification that passwords are stored with MD5 also increases the risk of account takeover; if the same password has been used on other accounts, attackers could initiate login attempts on email, social media, or work accounts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Verified Scope and Boundaries\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The verified incident date should be recorded as June 24, 2016, the record addition date as June 29, 2016, and the number of affected accounts as 149,830. Secondary reports mention approximately 150,000 profiles and hundreds of thousands of private messages; these accounts support the scope, but the main account number shown to the user is limited to the verified 149,830. Data classes include chat logs, email addresses, geolocations, IP addresses, passwords, private messages, user statuses, and usernames. For this record, payment card, bank account, ID, or physical address fields are not verified, so such fields are not included. The record is classified as a sensitive breach; this is because a user’s presence on this platform or private communication content being seen by third parties could have personal consequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>User Groups at Risk\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>In the highest risk group, there are individuals who have a Muslim Match account, use their real name or a recognizable username, maintain the same email address for a long time, and reuse their password on other services. Private messages shared in the context of seeking marriage or a relationship can put the user under pressure from their family, social circle, or work environment. Fields such as location, IP address, and user status can help an attacker prepare more personalized phishing messages. Users who have sensitivities in a religious or cultural context may be targeted with messages themed around fake account closures, data deletion, reputation protection, or blackmail. For those who register with a corporate email, the risk can also extend to their work account; if the old platform password is reused in work systems, the impact on account security increases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Urgent Measures to Be Taken\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The user who has been matched should first change the old password used on the Muslim Match account and all accounts where the same or similar password is used. Priority areas for checks are email, social media, cloud storage, messaging, shopping, and work accounts. New passwords should be unique, long, and generated with a password manager. Two-factor authentication should be enabled on any account that supports it. Old private messages or emails, social media messages, and SMS contents referencing the platform name should be examined suspiciously. Messages containing threats such as blackmail, data deletion fees, account closure charges, or photo-sharing threats should not be responded to; links should not be opened, attachments should not be downloaded, and verification codes or payment information should not be shared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Long-Term Security Strategies\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>This incident shows that accounts used on relationship and matching platforms carry a high privacy risk. Users should use a separate or masked email instead of their main email address on such services, choose a unique password for each platform, and standardize two-factor protection wherever possible. Unused old accounts should be closed or at least their passwords should be renewed. If usernames, emails, and profile information are repeated exactly across different services, profile matching becomes easier; for accounts with high privacy, this information should be differentiated. When institutions see employee emails in such sensitive breaches, they should establish a supportive rather than punitive security process and include extortion and targeted phishing risks in the incident response plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Record Control and User Action\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Seeing a Muslim Match match in this record indicates that the related email address may be included in the sensitive match platform data from 2016. The match does not prove that payment card or identification information has been exposed; the main risk is that private messages, chat logs, IP addresses, location information, and password hashes could be used together in targeted harassment or account takeover attempts. The user should list critical accounts associated with the same email address, remove old and reused passwords, increase the use of two-factor authentication, and be cautious against threats referring to private messages. The recommended action for institutions is to treat this record as high privacy risk due to its sensitive content from 2016 and to examine password reuse with a separate security check.\u003C\u002Fp>","","Muslim Match Data Breach (149.8 Thousand Reported Records)","Muslim Match Data Breach. 149.8 Thousand reported records were reported. Reported data: Chat logs, Email addresses, Geographic locations. Review the scope…","\u002Fuploads\u002Flogo\u002Fmuslimmatch_com.webp",false,{"name":7,"sector":41,"country":42,"website":10,"websiteArchiveUrl":35,"websiteStatus":35,"websiteCheckedAt":22},"Dating \u002F Matchmaking","Global"]