2026 Hinge (Match Group) — ShinyHunters / internal systems incident (portfolio index)
Data compromised
User IDs, analytics and subscription-oriented metadata, IP addresses, internal documents—categories per Match Group and security journalism
Technical writeup
January 2026 coverage described criminal extortion marketing and forensic response at Match Group, Hinge’s parent, after alleged voice-phishing against workforce SSO and follow-on access to marketing/analytics and cloud collaboration contexts. Samples reviewers tied to Hinge included advertising IDs, profile metadata, and internal logs; corporate statements often distinguished passwords, payment cards, and private message content as out of scope while confirming an active investigation. This row mirrors the parent-company breach for brand-specific indexing; canonical BreachHistory path: https://breachhistory.com/match-group/match-group2026 .
Root cause
Social engineering / vishing against workforce identity stack; extortion-group follow-on (per Match Group statements and press)