22,941,836
Records Exposed
Jul 2015
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Jul 2022
Added to Database
About This Breach
In July 2015, the infidelity website Ashley Madison suffered a serious data breach. The attackers threatened Ashley Madison with the full disclosure of the breach unless the service was shut down. One month later, the database was dumped including more than 30M unique email addresses. This breach has been classed as sensitive and is not publicly searchable, although individuals may discover if they've been impacted by registering for notifications. Read about this approach in detail.
Compromised Data Types
Country
Cyprus
Language
English
Password Storage
no passwords
Category
Dating
Indexed On
Jul 25, 2022
Breach Type
Database
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