Cupid Media accused of losing 42 million user credentials
Cupid Media has been caught up in a security scandal that suggests that 42 million user credentials have been compromised.
The discovery was made by security researcher Brian Krebs of Krebs on Security. He found the data on the same server that contained data gained from hacking attacks on other well known organisations, including Adobe and PR Newswire.
Cupid Media, which is not the same as OK Cupid, which is a dating alternative, calls itself a "niche online dating network with over 30 dating sites offering Asian dating, Latin dating, Filipino dating, military dating and more." Krebs says that he uncovered the data early in November and approached the firm about it. A response came eight days later, he added, from Andrew Bolton, the company's managing director.
