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Match Group Investigates ShinyHunters Leak Claim Linked to Okta SSO Attack

The company says only limited user data was accessed with no logins, payments or chats taken.

Overview

  • ShinyHunters claims to have posted more than 10 million lines of data tied to Hinge, Match.com and OkCupid along with internal documents.
  • Match Group says it cut off the unauthorized access, is working with external experts and has begun notifying affected individuals.
  • Investigators report the intruders leveraged a compromised Okta single sign-on account to reach AppsFlyer resources as well as Google Drive and Dropbox.
  • AppsFlyer states its infrastructure was not breached and denies being the source of the exposure.
  • Sample analyses describe advertising IDs, IP addresses, location data and Hinge subscription records, which researchers warn could fuel targeted phishing and doxxing.