InterPals Data Breach (2015)

InterPals.net, a social networking and language exchange site that allows users to connect with people from all over the world, reportedly experienced a data breach in 2015.The breach exposed the personal information of around 3.5 million users of the site, including email addresses, usernames, IP addresses, and passwords. The passwords were reportedly protected with the weak SHA-1 hashing algorithm, which could be easily cracked by attackers.In addition, the breach reportedly exposed private messages and other information shared on the site.