<div dir="ltr"><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/1-7-million-affected-hack-075611939.html">https://news.yahoo.com/1-7-million-affected-hack-075611939.html</a><div><p>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.</p><p>Net Marketing Co, which runs the Omiai app, said it
detected unauthorised access in April to the server that stores member
information.</p><p>"We have learnt that it is very likely that some
member information was leaked due to unauthorised access," the company
said in a statement.</p><div class="gmail-caas-da"><div id="gmail-sda-INARTICLE"></div></div><p>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.</p><p>It said 1.71 million users were affected, including some no longer registered with the service.</p><p>Credit card information was not affected as it is processed separately through a financial institution.</p><p>The news, announced in a statement late Friday, sent Net Marketing's shares plunging on Monday, ending down 19.34 percent.</p><p>Omiai,
named for the Japanese word for matchmaking, is among the country's
most popular dating apps, with a focus on serious relationships.</p><p>It had 6.89 million members, according to data from April.</p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><b><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></b><span style="font-size:10pt"></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>