Millions of people who use the dating app Coffee Meets Bagel woke up on Valentine's Day to some unsetting news: their personal information had been compromised.
Coffee Meets Bagel reported a massive data breach affecting "approximately" six million users Thursday. That news of the hack just so happened to coincide with Valentine's Day is a fittingly cruel twist for the service that purports to be about making "authentic connections."
"With online dating, people need to feel safe. If they don't feel safe, they won't share themselves authentically or make meaningful connections," the company said in a statement. "We take that responsibility seriously, so we informed our community as soon as possible—regardless of what calendar date it fell on—about what happened and what we are doing about it." Read more...
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