Massive online database left over 42 MILLION user records from dating apps exposed

Daily Mail - Science & tech 

A Chinese database has exposed 42.5 million user records that were mined from a range of popular dating apps. The database was discovered by security researcher Jeremiah Fowler, who said it was not password protected and the majority of the records appeared to be from US users. Worryingly, the data left exposed included users' IP addresses, geolocation data, age and usernames. A Chinese database has exposed 42.5 million user records that were mined from a range of popular dating apps. The database included 42.5 million user records from an array of dating apps.