The 40+ dating website Senior Dating has shut down after recently suffering a data breach on November 23rd. The compromised and stolen personal information of 765,517 of the apps users included biographies, birth dates, drinking habits, education levels, email addresses, gender, geographic occupations, profile photos relationship status, smoking habits and social media profiles and while this information is not directly likely to be used for purposes of identity theft and scams such as would be the case if Social Security numbers were compromised, this information is very valuable to a scammer or identity thief who can use this to create convincing spear phishing emails, text messages and phone calls that can lure the targeted victims into clicking on malware infected links, make payments or provide information that would lead to identity theft.
TIPS
Victims of this data breach should freeze their credit if they have not already done so. Freezing your credit is actually something everyone should do. It is free and easy to do. In addition, it protects you from someone using your identity to obtain loans or make large purchases even if they have your Social Security number. If you have not already done so, put a credit freeze on your credit reports at all of the major credit reporting agencies. Here are links to each of them with instructions about how to get a credit freeze:
https://www.transunion.com/credit-freeze
https://www.experian.com/freeze/center.html
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