2026 Grindr — forum listing of alleged user records (June 2; count unspecified)
Data compromised
Alleged usernames, bcrypt hashes, emails, device IDs, and GPS coordinates per forum samples
Technical writeup
On June 2, 2026, Cybernews reported a criminal-forum seller marketing alleged Grindr user records with 18 sample rows including usernames, bcrypt password hashes, email addresses, device identifiers, and precise GPS coordinates—with some sample timestamps as recent as May 2026. The seller priced the listing around $400, suggesting a small dataset; Grindr had not confirmed a breach at catalog time. BreachHistory classifies the row as an unverified forum claim.
Root cause
Criminal forum data-sale claim (unverified)