[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f31z3pac4wsz2k":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":20,"affectedCount":20,"affectedCountStatus":21,"affectedCountLowerBound":22,"affectedCountUnit":23,"hasEnglishDescription":4,"severity":24,"dataClasses":25,"description":43,"seoTitle":44,"seoTitleEn":45,"seoDescription":44,"seoDescriptionEn":46,"logoUrl":47,"isVerified":4,"isSensitive":4,"isSpamList":48,"isMalware":48,"company":49},"68e3266eda11adda48825441","Zoosk2020","Zoosk (2020) Data Breach","zoosk-2020","zoosk.com","2020-01-12T00:00:00.000Z","2020-08-07T03:46:38.000Z","2026-07-19T15:49:43.316Z","Verified online dating profile data breach","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.zdnet.com\u002Farticle\u002Fa-hacker-group-is-selling-more-than-73-million-user-records-on-the-dark-web\u002F",[15,17,18,19],"https:\u002F\u002Fgrahamcluley.com\u002Fzoosk-hacking\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.zoosk.com\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fdocviewer.zoosk.com\u002Flegal-tos-en.html",23927853,"known",null,"unknown","Critical",[26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42],"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","\u003Cp>A verified January 2020 breach of Zoosk exposed 23,927,853 unique email addresses and sensitive profile data. The data was later shared extensively across online criminal communities. In a dating-service context, linking identity and contact fields with lifestyle, relationship, and personal-preference information increases the risk of privacy harm, targeted phishing, discrimination, and pressure based on reputation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Types of Exposed Data and Risks\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>The 17 verified data classes are 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, and smoking habits.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Linking an email address to these profile fields can help attackers create convincing fake support or account-verification messages. Sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, political views, and relationship status carry risks of unwanted disclosure, harassment, or discriminatory targeting. Phone numbers, payment data, private messages, and photos are not verified data classes for this record.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Breach Timeline and Technical Details\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The canonical breach date is January 12, 2020. In May 2020, a sale listing claimed to contain approximately 30 million Zoosk user records, and the data was later circulated widely across different online communities. Canonical analysis verified 23,927,853 unique email addresses and the sensitive profile fields; the record was added on August 7, 2020. MD5 password hashes were alleged to exist, but the relevant field was null in the circulating copy. \u003Cstrong>The initial claim of roughly 30 million records is therefore not the canonical unique-email measure, and passwords must not be added as a verified data class.\u003C\u002Fstrong> The precise entry point and affected infrastructure were not publicly disclosed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>User Groups at Risk\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>People who had a Zoosk account during the affected period and added a real name, birth date, location, or detailed personal preferences face the most direct risk. Unwanted association of a dating profile with work, family, or a social circle can affect privacy and personal safety. People who used a corporate email may face workplace targeting, while those with a public profile may be easier to link across services. An old or closed account is not necessarily outside the risk because circulating profile data can be connected to newer accounts years later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Immediate Steps to Take\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Passwords are not a verified data class for this record, so do not interpret a match as direct evidence of password exposure. First, review active email sessions, forwarding rules, and recovery options, then enable multi-factor authentication. Do not follow links in profile-verification, subscription, payment, or photo-removal messages claiming to come from Zoosk or another service; open the official website yourself. Do not pay anyone threatening to reveal private-life information, and preserve and report those messages to the platform and, when appropriate, local authorities. If the same or similar password is used across services, move to unique passwords as a general account-security measure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Long-Term Security Strategies\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Using dedicated or masked email aliases for dating and other sensitive services makes it harder to join separate datasets to the same identity. Keep only necessary profile fields, and regularly review the visibility of location, birth date, income, political views, or religious beliefs. Use account-deletion options for closed profiles and request removal of data that is no longer needed. Do not use sensitive preferences as part of a password or security-question answer, and continue watching for reputation- or extortion-themed messages over the long term.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Check Your Data\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Check this record with the email address you used for Zoosk. \u003Cstrong>A match means the address appears in the verified 2020 Zoosk dataset; it does not show that a password, private message, photo, or payment detail was exposed.\u003C\u002Fstrong> If the result is positive, prioritize email security and profile privacy, treat messages containing personal details with caution, and consider data-deletion options for an old account. If the result is negative, remember that it applies only to this dataset and should not be confused with separate Zoosk records.\u003C\u002Fp>","","Zoosk (2020) Data Breach (23.9 Million Reported Records)","Zoosk (2020) Data Breach. 23.9 Million reported records were reported. 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