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ShinyHunters Claims Match Group Data Breach Exposing 10 Million Records

 

A new data theft has surfaced linked to ShinyHunters, which now claims it stole more than 10 million user records from Match Group, the U.S. company behind several major swipe-based dating platforms. The group has positioned the incident as another major addition to its breach history, alleging that personal data and internal materials were taken without authorization. 

According to ShinyHunters, the stolen data relates to users of Hinge, Match.com, and OkCupid, along with hundreds of internal documents. The Register reported seeing a listing on the group’s dark web leak site stating that “over 10 million lines” of data were involved. The exposure was also linked to AppsFlyer, a marketing analytics provider, which was referenced as the likely source connected to the incident. 

Match Group confirmed it is investigating what it described as a recently identified security incident, and said some user data may have been accessed. The company stated it acted quickly to terminate the unauthorized access and is continuing its investigation with external cybersecurity experts. Match Group also said there was no indication that login credentials, financial information, or private communications were accessed, and added that it believes only a limited amount of user data was affected. 

It said notifications are being issued to impacted individuals where appropriate. However, Match Group did not disclose what categories of data were accessed, how many users were impacted, or whether any ransom demand was made or paid, leaving key details about the scope and motivation unresolved. Cybernews, which reviewed samples associated with the listing, reported that the dataset appears to include customer personal data, some employee-related information, and internal corporate documents. 

The analysis also suggested the presence of Hinge subscription details, including user IDs, transaction IDs, payment amounts, and records linked to blocked installations, along with IP addresses and location-related data. In a separate post published the same week, ShinyHunters also claimed it had stolen data from Bumble. The group uploaded what it described as 30 GB of compressed files allegedly sourced from Google Drive and Slack. The claims come shortly after researchers reported that ShinyHunters targeted around 100 organizations by abusing stolen Okta single sign-on credentials. The alleged victim list included well-known SaaS and technology firms such as Atlassian, AppLovin, Canva, Epic Games, Genesys, HubSpot, Iron Mountain, RingCentral, and ZoomInfo, among others. 

Bumble has issued a statement saying that one contractor’s account had been compromised in a phishing incident. The company said the account had limited privileges but was used for brief unauthorized access to a small portion of Bumble’s network. Bumble stated its security team detected and removed the access quickly, confirmed the incident was contained, engaged external cybersecurity experts, and notified law enforcement. Bumble also emphasized that there was no access to its member database, member accounts, the Bumble app, or member direct messages or profiles.

Warning to iPhone and Android Users: 400 Apps Could Leak Data to Hackers

 


Android and iPhone users are being told to delete specific apps from their mobile phones because they could potentially steal their data. 

According to reports, Facebook has issued a warning after discovering an apparent data hack. This appears to have infected more than 400 apps and appears to have been stealing sensitive login information from smartphones. Because these apps offer popular services such as photo editors, games, and VPNs, they can easily remain unnoticed. This is because they tend to advertise themselves as popular services.

The scam apps are designed to obtain sensitive consumer information by asking users to sign in via their Facebook account once the apps have been installed. Hull Live reported that this is being done for them to be able to access their features.

It has been reported that Facebook published a post on its newsroom about a malicious app that asks users to sign in with their Facebook account. This is before they can use its advertised features. If they enter their credentials, the malware steals their usernames and passwords, which is a serious security risk.

In this case, there are official Google Play Store and Apple App Store marketplaces where these applications are available for download. This means that thousands of devices could potentially have been installed on them.

Apple and Google have already removed these apps from their application stores, however, they can still be found on third-party marketplaces, so anyone who had already downloaded the apps could still be targeted if they had done so previously.

According to Facebook, this year, they have identified more than 400 malicious Android and iOS apps that target people across the internet to steal their login information. This is in a bid to gain access to their Facebook accounts.

Apple and Google have been informed of the findings. It is working to assist those who might be affected by these results in learning more about how to remain safe and secure with their online accounts.

According to Facebook, users should take the following steps to fix the problem:

• Reset and create new, stronger passwords. Keep your passwords unique across multiple websites so that you, do not have to reuse them.

• To further protect your account, you should be able to use two-factor authentication. Preferably by using the Authenticator app as a secondary security measure.

• Make sure that you enable log-in alerts in your account settings so you are notified if anyone attempts to gain access to your account.

• Facebook also outlined some red flags that Android and iPhone users should be aware of when choosing an app that is likely to be, fraudulent.

• Users must log in with social media to use the app and, it will only function once they have completed this step.

A Facebook spokesperson added that looking at the number of downloads, ratings, and reviews may help determine whether a particular app is trustworthy.