NEW? File with 1.4 Billion Hacked and Leaked Passwords Found on the Dark Web

Online Dating site   Zoosk
https://medium.com/4iqdelvedeep/1-4-billion-clear-text-credentials-discovered-in-a-single-database-3131d0a1ae14
https://www.forbes.com/sites/leemathews/2017/12/11/billion-hacked-passwords-dark-web/
Security issues in mobile dating applications: attacks, malware and phishing. (via singleboersen-vergleich)
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/04/security-issues-in-mobile-dating.html

ALERT Russian-speaking hackers breach 97 websites, many of them online dating ones.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2015/08/alert-russian-speaking-hackers-breach.html

Security article: Can Online Dating Apps be Used to Target Your Company?
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/08/security-article-can-online-dating-apps.html

VP and GC of eHarmony Battles Cyberattacks With Knowledge, Careful Planning
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/12/vp-and-gc-of-eharmony-battles.html

Kaspersky October 2017 research: Dangerous liaisons: Investigating the security of online dating apps (part 2)
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/10/kaspersky-october-2017-research.html

Dangerous Liaisons: is everyone doing it online? (part 1)
Kaspersky August 2017 research: Dangerous Liaisons: is everyone doing it online?
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/10/kaspersky-august-2017-research.html

eHarmony and Match in list of companies most-spoofed in spam H1 2017

Imitating legitimate companies is a common technique of spammers.
Here are the most commonly spoofed brands.
https://business.f-secure.com/top-companies-spoofed-in-spam

USA FBI IC3 Releases Annual Report Highlighting Trends in Internet Crime
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/06/usa-fbi-ic3-releases-annual-report.html
Instagram accounts hacked, altered to promote adult dating spam
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/08/instagram-accounts-hacked-altered-to.html

USA FTC article: How fast will identity thieves use stolen info?

https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/how-fast-will-identity-thieves-use-stolen-info
https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/public_events/987523/ftc-leakeddataresearch-slides.pdf
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/events-calendar/2017/05/planning-future-conference-about-identity-theft
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0009-computer-security

Nobody cares about AFF hacking incident, Management not interested at all.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/11/nobody-cares-about-aff-hacking-incident.html

AshleyMadison sinking ship?
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/05/ashleymadison-sinking-ship.html

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  Last May 2016, I suggested USA FTC investigate several online dating sites for misleading statements, false claims, overpromises.
Like Match, eHarmony, Zoosk, OkCupid, EliteSingles (Affinitas GmbH.) copycat of eHarmony, Tinder and others.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/05/suggested-usa-ftc-investigate-several.html

Original Article: Infidelity and the Internet: The Geography of AshleyMadison Usership in the United States

Researchers Analyzed Hacked AshleyMadison Data to Profile the Characteristics of Site Users
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gere.12225/full
http://thescienceexplorer.com/humanity/researchers-analyzed-hacked-ashley-madison-data-profile-characteristics-site-users

AshleyMadison should close forever.

AshleyMadison admits using fembots to lure men into spending money http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/07/new-article-ashleymadison-threatened-to.html
It seems no one trust AshleyMadison any more because it seems they STILL use fembots. 
Cheaters will use Tinder instead.  

PAPER Tinder: True Love or a Nightmare?
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/09/paper-tinder-true-love-or-nightmare.html
Why Tinder is making women MISERABLE: Men swipe right for an ego boost with no intention of speaking to matches
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/07/why-tinder-is-making-women-miserable.html  
PAPER A First Look at User Activity on Tinder  
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/07/paper-first-look-at-user-activity-on.html

NEW? USA NY settles lawsuit over AshleyMadison lying about 'full delete' option
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/12/new-usa-ny-settles-lawsuit-over-ashley.html

Thesis / Paper: A STUDY OF MOMO AND THE STIGMA OF “FLIRTING APPLICATION”
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/12/thesis-paper-study-of-momo-and-stigma.html

Instagram accounts hacked, altered to promote adult dating spam

http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/instagram-accounts-hacked-altered-promote-adult-dating-spam
Influx of fake Instagram profiles luring users to adult dating sites
http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/influx-fake-instagram-profiles-luring-users-adult-dating-sites
Hacked Twitter accounts are posting links to adult dating and personals
http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/hacked-twitter-accounts-are-posting-links-adult-dating-and-sex-personals


Tinder statement about spam bots invasion
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/08/tinder-statement-about-spam-bots.html

Badoo Survey Examines Dating Behaviors Across the World
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/07/badoo-survey-examines-dating-behaviors.html
AshleyMadison Hacking Scandal 1 Year Later
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/08/ashleymadison-hacking-scandal-1-year.html

Myspace hacked? Same as ever. Nobody cares.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/myspace-breached-by-hackers-before-memorial-day-weekend-1464700772

Next big data-leak will be from Match Group's sites, perhaps. Who knows?
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/05/next-big-data-leak-will-be-from-match.html

ALERT Russian-speaking hackers breach 97 websites, many of them online dating ones.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2015/08/alert-russian-speaking-hackers-breach.html

Several online dating sites, like PlentyOfFish and eHarmony HAD BEEN ALERTED IN ADVANCE, since 2009 about security holes, but they had not paid the attention it deserved.

Next big data-leak will be from Match Group's sites, perhaps. Who knows?

LinkedIn breach once thought to be 6.5 million, now reported at 117 million
http://www.examiner.com/article/linkedin-breach-once-thought-to-be-6-5-million-now-reported-at-117-million
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/05/linkedin-resets-passwords-on-millions.html

Then there were 117 million. LinkedIn password breach much bigger than thought
http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/05/then-there-were-117-million-linkedin-password-breach-much-bigger-than-thought/

As Scope of 2012 Breach Expands, LinkedIn to Again Reset Passwords for Some Users
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/05/as-scope-of-2012-breach-expands-linkedin-to-again-reset-passwords-for-some-users/


ALERT Russian-speaking hackers breach 97 websites, many of them online dating ones.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2015/08/alert-russian-speaking-hackers-breach.html

Several online dating sites, like PlentyOfFish and eHarmony HAD BEEN ALERTED IN ADVANCE, since 2009 about security holes, but they had not paid the attention it deserved.

And eHarmony?
http://www.eharmony.com/blog/update-on-compromised-passwords/
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2012/06/russians-again-eharmony-hacked.html

And PlentyOfFish (POF)?
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/05/these-sophisticated-scammers-were-able.html
Plenty Of Coverage about PlentyOfFish (POF) malware incident
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2015/08/plenty-of-coverage-about-plentyoffish.html
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2015/08/computerworld-article-plentyoffish-pof.html
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2015/01/pof-eharmony-and-others-hacked-4-years.html
http://grumomedia.com/plenty-of-fish-hacked-chris-russos-explains-how-he-did-it/
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2012/01/one-year-ago-during-miami-idate2011.html
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2011/04/is-there-security-hole-at-plentyoffish.html

and Zoosk?
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2013/03/zoosk-hacked-another-hacking-incident.html


and other online dating sites like Match or OkCupid?
Security Problem Exposes User Information at Match ?
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2015/04/security-problem-exposes-user.html
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2011/06/another-big-hacking-incident.html


Soon?


Remember
Cupid Media?
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2013/11/my-thoughts-about-cupid-media-hack.html
AshleyMadison?
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/04/to-sue-ashleymadison-over-data-breach.html
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2015/08/arstechnica-article-ashley-madison-hack.html
and AdultFriendFinder (AFF)
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2015/06/info-from-aff-data-breach-by-mcafee.html
onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2015/05/large-online-dating-site.html

AshleyMadison lawsuit will be handled in USA St. Louis city

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/ashleymadison-lawsuit-will-be-handled-in-st-louis/article_bc0d319b-1066-5090-88d1-2f7401750646.html

It’s been six months since the AshleyMadison hack.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/01/its-been-six-months-since-ashleymadison.html

It’s been six months since the AshleyMadison hack.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/01/15/its-been-six-months-since-the-ashley-madison-hack-has-anything-changed/

SimilarWeb reveals that traffic has plummeted 82 percent since August 2015, and what users remain are largely coaxed in by paid ads.

AshleyMadison 70,000 fake female profiles created by company
http://www.albanydailystar.com/technology/famous-adult-dating-database-hacked-site-has-70000-fake-bot-female-account-14912.html

AshleyMadison’s "4 million *new* users" aren’t evidence of a turnaround
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/01/ashleymadisons-4-million-new-users.html

Trend Micro expects online extortion to evolve into new forms in 2016

http://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2016/01/02/trend-micro-2016-predictions/


AshleyMadison’s "4 million *new* users" aren’t evidence of a turnaround
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/01/ashleymadisons-4-million-new-users.html

AshleyMadison’s "4 million *new* users" aren’t evidence of a turnaround

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2016/01/02/ashley-madisons-4-million-new-users-arent-evidence-of-a-turnaround

 AshleyMadison 70,000 fake female profiles created by company
http://www.albanydailystar.com/technology/famous-adult-dating-database-hacked-site-has-70000-fake-bot-female-account-14912.html

AshleyMadison 70,000 fake female profiles created by company

http://www.albanydailystar.com/technology/famous-adult-dating-database-hacked-site-has-70000-fake-bot-female-account-14912.html

'Don't pay': Says security expert to AshleyMadison victims
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2015/12/dont-pay-says-security-expert-to.html

AshleyMadison App IS NOT Rebounding to Pre-hack Highs
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2015/12/ashley-madison-app-is-not-rebounding-to.html

'Don't pay': Says security expert to AshleyMadison victims

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1237529/Dont-pay-Says-security-expert-Ashley-Madison-victims.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3362710/Ashley-Madison-blackmailers-sending-demands-members-affair-site-POST.html
http://www.coastreporter.net/ashley-madison-hack-not-the-wake-up-call-some-expected-experts-say-1.2133846


Class actions filed against AshleyMadison website consolidated in USA Missouri federal court.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2015/12/class-actions-filed-against.html

Ashley Madison App IS NOT Rebounding to Pre-hack Highs

AshleyMadison customers complain of blackmail after hack
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2015/11/ashleymadison-customers-complain-of.html

AshleyMadison “the most interesting hack” says John McAfee
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2015/11/ashleymadison-most-interesting-hack.html

AshleyMadison hack: Avid Life Media secretly operated escort website.

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ashley-madison-hack-avid-life-media-secretly-operated-escort-website-1518233

Are other Canadian tech companies vulnerable to an AshleyMadison-like breach?
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2015/09/are-other-canadian-tech-companies.html

I agree, the FBI should close AshleyMadison forever.  
AshleyMadison, How to Snare Millions of Men with Web Bots
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2015/09/ashleymadison-how-to-snare-millions-of.html

ComputerWorld article: PlentyOfFish (POF) malware

http://www.computerworld.com/article/2974521/malware-vulnerabilities/plenty-of-fish-and-exploits-on-dating-website.html

article Malvertising Hits Online Dating Site PlentyOfFish
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2015/08/article-malvertising-hits-online-dating.html

Online Dating Site PlentyOfFish Contains Hidden Malware Bite

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2015/08/dating-site-plentyoffish-contains-hidden-maleware-bite/

British users of dating website PlentyofFish (POF) warned their bank accounts are at risk of being hacked after website was targeted by criminals 
Users could have had malicious spying software installed on computer.
It can track every keystroke whenever they access their bank accounts.
'Malware' is smuggled into computers by seemingly ordinary adverts.
'Banking Trojan' dubbed Tinba lays in wait for users to enter details.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3205637/Thousands-British-users-dating-website-Plenty-Fish-warned-bank-accounts-risk-hacked-website-targeted-criminals.html

PlentyOfFish is past its prime and of course in decadence.


The market share of PlentyOfFish by revenue is less than 5% in the Online Dating Industry.
http://bit.ly/1VqAhxl
http://on.wsj.com/1VqAh0r
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2015/07/a-graphic-showing-decadence-of-pof.html
The Match Group had been doing all wrong, acquiring rotten companies to show illusory success to its investors.
They Match Group is only a collection of old and obsolete online dating sites: Match, Meetic, Chemistry, OkCupid, FriendScout24, OurTime, HowAboutWe and many more. Even Tinder will not monetize as expected.
The Match Group is not going to innovate and revolutionize the Online Dating Industry in the next years.
Perhaps Diller can die soon due to lung cancer and the IAC can collapse because he is like a Godfather.

Please see:

Tinder CEO Game Over after 5 months

http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/13/tinder-cofounder-sean-rad-back-in-as-ceo/

http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2015/08/tinder-ceo-game-over-after-5-months.html

article: After the AshleyMadison hack, a class-action lawsuit is underway.

http://fusion.net/story/186430/after-the-ashley-madison-hack-a-class-action-lawsuit-is-under-way/

Please see:
AshleyMadison: Who are the hackers behind the attack? via BBC
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2015/08/ashleymadison-who-are-hackers-behind.html

AshleyMadison: Who are the hackers behind the attack? via BBC

AshleyMadison: Who are the hackers behind the attack? via BBC
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34002053
http://blog.includesecurity.com/2015/08/forensic-analysis-of-the-AshleyMadison-Hack.html

AshleyMadison: More data leaks onto dark net
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34004741

AshleyMadison: Leaked accounts fallout deepens
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34002915

Please see also:
ArsTechnica article: AshleyMadison hack is not only real, it’s worse than we thought
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2015/08/arstechnica-article-ashley-madison-hack.html

ArsTechnica article: Ashley Madison hack is not only real, it’s worse than we thought

http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/08/ashley-madison-hack-is-not-only-real-its-worse-than-we-thought/


I agree, the FBI should close AshleyMadison forever.
 
Please read also:
What's Actually Inside the Nightmare Ashley Madison Leak
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2015/08/whats-actually-inside-nightmare-ashley.html

Mashable article says AshleyMadison should close forever.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2015/07/mashable-article-says-ashleymadison.html