MeetMe, Inc.

In August 2014, MeetMe, Inc. experienced a data breach reported by the California Office of the Attorney General. The incident occurred between August 5 and 7, 2014, when hackers potentially gained unauthorized access to user accounts. The compromised data included usernames, email addresses, and encrypted passwords of MeetMe users. While there was no confirmed evidence of actual unauthorized access or misuse of the data, the breach exposed sensitive user information, raising concerns about potential account takeovers or phishing attacks. The exact number of affected individuals remained undisclosed, leaving uncertainty about the full scope of the impact. The breach highlighted vulnerabilities in MeetMe’s security infrastructure, particularly in safeguarding user credentials, even though the passwords were encrypted. The lack of evidence of data theft did not eliminate the risk of future exploitation, as exposed email addresses and usernames could still be leveraged for targeted cyberattacks or credential-stuffing attempts against users who reused passwords across multiple platforms.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-46263

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/meetmeteam

"id": "mee025091825",
"linkid": "meetmeteam",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "8/2014",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Unknown',
                        'industry': 'Social Networking',
                        'location': 'California, USA',
                        'name': 'MeetMe, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'data_breach': {'data_encryption': 'Yes (passwords were encrypted)',
                 'number_of_records_exposed': 'Unknown',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['user names',
                                                         'email addresses'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'Moderate (encrypted passwords)',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['user names',
                                              'email addresses',
                                              'encrypted passwords']},
 'date_detected': '2014-08-18',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2014-08-18',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach at MeetMe, Inc. on August 18, 2014. The breach '
                'occurred between August 5 and 7, 2014, where hackers '
                'potentially accessed user names, email addresses, and '
                'encrypted passwords of MeetMe users, although there is no '
                'evidence that unauthorized access occurred. The number of '
                'individuals affected is unknown.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['user names',
                                 'email addresses',
                                 'encrypted passwords']},
 'investigation_status': 'No evidence of unauthorized access found',
 'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': ['California Office of '
                                                        'the Attorney '
                                                        'General']},
 'title': 'MeetMe, Inc. Data Breach (2014)',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}