412m accounts of Adult dating site Friend Finder Hacked

"Adult dating and pornography site company Friend Finder Networks has been hacked, exposing the private details of more than 412m accounts and making it one of the largest data breaches ever recorded, according to monitoring firm Leaked Source.

The attack, which took place in October, resulted in email addresses, passwords, dates of last visits, browser information, IP addresses and site membership status across sites run by Friend Finder Networks being exposed...

'Passwords were stored by Friend Finder Networks either in plain visible format or SHA1 hashed (peppered). Neither method is considered secure by any stretch of the imagination.' ..."

https://www.theguardian.com/technol...ked-in-largest-personal-data-breach-on-record

"...The hacked database—which appears to be one of the largest ever single data breaches in history—apparently contains account details for numerous adult properties belonging to the California-based Friend Finder Network..."

http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/11/adultfriendfinder-hacked-exposes-400-million-hookup-users/