[BreachExchange] 1.7 million affected by hack of top Japan dating app

[Inga Goddijn]

https://news.yahoo.com/1-7-million-affected-hack-075611939.html

The personal data of more than a million users of one of Japan's most
popular dating apps may have been exposed by a hack, its operator has
warned.

Net Marketing Co, which runs the Omiai app, said it detected unauthorised
access in April to the server that stores member information.

"We have learnt that it is very likely that some member information was
leaked due to unauthorised access," the company said in a statement.

Images of driving licences and passports that had been submitted for age
verification were among the data compromised between April 20-26, the
company added.

It said 1.71 million users were affected, including some no longer
registered with the service.

Credit card information was not affected as it is processed separately
through a financial institution.

The news, announced in a statement late Friday, sent Net Marketing's shares
plunging on Monday, ending down 19.34 percent.

Omiai, named for the Japanese word for matchmaking, is among the country's
most popular dating apps, with a focus on serious relationships.

It had 6.89 million members, according to data from April.
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