Hacked data from casual dating website reveals less than 6 per cent of the British users are female
- Only 1,596 of the 26,939 users with a UK email address identified as female
- 3.9 million AFF members had highly sensitive information exposed in hack
- Birthdays, ZIP codes, sexual orientations and IP addresses all revealed
- AFF has more than 7 million British users and 63 million users worldwide
- Offers traditional partners, swinger groups, threesomes and alternatives
Hacked data from a California-based XXX website offering dating, extramarital hookups and other types of casual sex reveals most of the nearly 27,000 users with a UK email address involved in the hack are men.
Almost four million users of AdultFriendFinder had highly sensitive information, including birthdays, ZIP codes, sexual orientations and email and IP addresses, exposed during the hack.
Of the 3.9 million AFF members who were hacked, only 1,596 of the 26,939 users with a UK email address - less than six per cent - were identified as female.
Almost four million users of AdultFriendFinder had highly sensitive s information exposed during a hack
Data from the XXX website revealed most of the nearly 27,000 hacked users with a UK email address were men
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That means the ratio of male to female AFF members in the UK is 16:1, Channel 4 News reported.
The 'thriving sex community' claims to have more than seven million British users and 63 million members worldwide.
It has helped 'millions of people find traditional partners, swinger groups, threesomes, and a variety of other alternative partners'.
The hacked data was shared on the web in forums
The 15 spreadsheets of hacked data, which do not include credit card information, began being shared on internet forums and opportunists started using it for blackmail purposes, according to CNN.
Military members, government officials and other public sector employees were also identified and targeted on social media sites like Twitter.
Charlie McMurdie, the former head of the Metropolitan Police's electronic crime unit, said: 'Where you've got names, dates of birth, ZIP codes, then that provides an opportunity to actually target specific individuals whether they be in government or healthcare for example, so you can profile that person and send more targeted blackmail-type emails.'
AFF, which is based in California and owned by FriendFinder Networks, is working with third-party forensics firm Mandiant to investigate the hack and notified the FBI about the breach.
FriendFinder Networks said: 'The security of our members’ information remains our top priority.
'As is common with similar cyber-attack events, until the investigation is completed, it will be difficult to confirm the full scope of the incident, but we will continue to work vigilantly to address this potential issue and will provide updates on this site as we learn more from our investigation.
'Protecting our members’ information is our top priority and we will continue to take the appropriate steps needed to protect our members and their information.'
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