Zoosk (2011) Data Breach

What happened

In approximately 2011, an alleged breach of the dating website Zoosk began circulating. Comprised of almost 53 million records, the data contained email addresses and plain text passwords. However, during extensive verification in May 2016 no evidence could be found that the data was indeed sourced from the dating service. This breach has consequently been flagged as fabricated; it's highly unlikely the data was sourced from Zoosk.

Exposed data

Recommended actions

• Change your Zoosk (2011) password immediately, and update it anywhere you reused the same password.
• Enable two-factor authentication on the affected account and on your critical services (email, banking).
• Watch for targeted phishing emails referencing Zoosk (2011) — attackers weaponise breach data quickly.
• Check whether your email address appears in this breach on haveibeenpwned.com.