[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f24iaskmkussut":3},{"success":4,"breach":5},true,{"_id":6,"name":7,"title":8,"slug":9,"domain":10,"breachDate":11,"addedDate":12,"modifiedDate":12,"contentUpdatedAt":13,"source":14,"sourceUrl":15,"sourceUrls":16,"pwnCount":17,"affectedCount":17,"affectedCountStatus":18,"affectedCountLowerBound":19,"affectedCountUnit":20,"hasEnglishDescription":4,"severity":21,"dataClasses":22,"description":25,"seoTitle":15,"seoTitleEn":26,"seoDescription":15,"seoDescriptionEn":27,"logoUrl":28,"isVerified":4,"isSensitive":4,"isSpamList":29,"isMalware":29,"company":30},"68e3266eda11adda48825362","shadi","Shadi.com Data Breach","shadicom","shadi.com","2016-07-09T00:00:00.000Z","2022-07-20T07:07:31.000Z","2026-07-18T23:57:41.024Z","Third party breach","",[],2021984,"known",null,"unknown","Critical",[23,24],"Email addresses","Passwords","\u003Cp>The Shadi.com data breach is a security incident that was recorded in July 2016 and affected approximately 2 million accounts. In the context of the Muslim marriage and dating service, email addresses and password fields were exposed in this incident. This record addresses the number of affected accounts, the scope of the incident, which data fields were listed, and which steps users should prioritize in a clear manner.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Dating and marriage services are areas where even the mere existence of a user's membership can have sensitive consequences; therefore, even if the data fields appear minimal, the privacy impact of the incident is high. Only verifiable types of data are used in the statement; additional claims that cannot be verified or could be confused with the same name are not presented as data fields. In this way, the user can clearly see both the seriousness of the incident and the applicable security measures for their personal account.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Leaking Data Types and Risks\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The types of data listed in this incident are as follows: email addresses and passwords. When an email address is associated with a specific dating or marriage service membership, it can be used for social pressure, targeted blackmail, and account takeover attempts. The presence of these fields together can pose a higher risk than an email leak alone; because attackers can combine communication, identity, location, shopping, or account access signals belonging to the same person to craft more convincing phishing attempts.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Information indicating that passwords are associated with their MD5 form and plaintext equivalents poses a direct risk for people who use the same password on other services. Users should especially pay attention to fraud attempts matching passwords they use on different services with their email address, phone numbers, and address information. Even if the leak does not contain passwords, fields such as email, phone, full name, or physical address are valuable for targeted advertising, social engineering, fake notifications, and account recovery abuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Verified Scope and Boundaries\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The record covers approximately 2 million accounts associated with the domain Shadi.com and has been classified as sensitive due to the membership context. Therefore, we keep the record limited to the available data fields without extending it as a definitive company statement. The incident falls under the verified record category. The scope boundary is important: unnecessary alarm is not raised to the user for unlisted data types, but the combined impact of the listed fields should not be underestimated.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Under this record, profile messages, photos, location, or payment information are not listed; it is limited to description, email, and password fields. In points where there is a possibility of duplicate or incorrect attribution, title, domain name, country, and sector information have also been checked. Different platforms with similar names or different services operating in the same sector have not been merged as a single event under this record.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>User Groups at Risk\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Shadi.com members, individuals who open accounts on different social or dating services with the same email address, and users who reuse passwords are at risk. The most important risk for people in this group is that leaked areas can be associated with daily account security. If a user uses the same email address for different shopping, gaming, community, dating, business, or financial services, attackers can use this information to craft messages that appear to come from the real service.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Due to the nature of the service, fake relationship messages, account verification requests, or messages containing threats with private membership information may appear more convincing. Email addresses with corporate domain names can also be susceptible to targeting business accounts. For individual users, fields such as phone number, address, date of birth, profile photo, purchase or device information can lead to consequences such as account takeover, phishing, harassment, unauthorized tracking, and reputational risk.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Urgent Measures to Be Taken\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Affected users should change the password used for Shadi.com and all accounts where the same password was repeated, and check whether there are any suspicious forwarding or recovery settings in their email inboxes. For records that contain a password or a password-like field, users should change the password on all accounts where they use the same or a similar password, use a strong and unique password, and enable multi-factor authentication wherever possible. For records where the password is not listed, unexpected verification codes, links, and attachments received via email and phone should be assessed more carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In records containing address, date of birth, official identification, profile photo, or location information, users should update identity verification questions, review account recovery options, and monitor for fake profiles representing themselves. Corporate users should share with the security team whether these fields are being used for employee targeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Long-Term Security Strategies\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>In sensitive memberships, users should use a separate email address, implement strong passwords and multi-factor authentication, close old accounts, and limit profile visibility. In the long term, a unique password for each account, a password manager, multi-factor authentication, regular session checks, and the closure of old accounts form the basic security line. The fact that an email address has appeared in different incidents before means a risk accumulation that is not limited to a single record.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After such incidents, it may not be sufficient for users to only change the password on the relevant platform. If the same phone number, the same delivery address, the same username, or the same recovery email is used on other services as well, attackers can try different accounts based on these common points. Therefore, making an inventory of accounts and cleaning up old memberships provides a permanent defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Record Control and User Action\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>If the user sees a match with this record, they should assess both account security and the impact on personal privacy; they should check the connection and sender information before responding to unexpected messages. This record has been prepared to directly show the user which areas are at risk. If a match is seen, the first step is not to panic; it is to separate passwords, log out of sessions, review security notifications, and check suspicious logins.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Final assessment: This record carries both private membership information and password risk in the context of dating and marriage services; therefore, it has been treated as a sensitive data incident. The user should compare the field list on this page with their account history and take immediate action, especially on services where the same email-password pair has been reused. Suspicious messages, unexpected calls, or account recovery notifications should be addressed with higher priority after the incident.\u003C\u002Fp>","Shadi.com Data Breach (2 Million Reported Records)","Shadi.com Data Breach. 2 Million reported records were reported. Reported data: Email addresses, Passwords. 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