Tag: EHARMONY

Security researcher Brian Krebs is reporting that eHarmony's user database has been compromised, giving a rogue hacker access to information on thousands of the dating site's clients. According to Krebs, it appears that the breach was orchestrated by Chris Russo -- the Argentinian hacker who pulled off a similar heist on dating site Plentyoffish a few weeks ago. Russo, who prefers to call ...

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Gay and lesbian couples may not be able to get married in the vast majority of the US, but now they can at least enjoy equal online flirtation rights, thanks to a recent class-action settlement between eHarmony and about 150 Californian users. As The Associated Press reports, eHarmony has agreed to merge its gay and straight sites in an attempt to settle a recent lawsuit from users who found ...

According to USA Today, Internet dating site eHarmony is reporting that the number of military members joining its site grew by more than 50-percent between 2006 and 2008. It may not be Casablanca in the '40s, but the Web is turning into quite the place for deployed soldiers to fall in love. These days, soldiers don't have to rely on letters anymore -- satellite phones, wireless networks, and ...

So is there anyone left who isn't on Twitter? Shaq, Britney Spears, even Martha Stewart is in on the craze. So who could possibly have been left out in the cold? Turns out America's favorite non-Oprah day-time talk show host Ellen Degeneres only got on the Twitter bandwagon this week. So what nuggets can you expect from Ellen, since Tweeting dance steps and American Express commercials is ...

In the midst of the financial crisis, one line of business is reporting record revenues; increasingly, folks worried over the economy are looking for love on dating Web sites, according to Reuters. While the Dow dropped by over four percent in the third quarter of 2008, making for a total decrease of 35-percent this year, PerfectMatch.com saw membership boom with a 47-percent increase in the ...

Congratulations gay and lesbian community, you may have lost out November 4 in California, Arizona, Florida, and Arkansas, but you scored a sweet consolation prize in the New-Jersey-based lawsuit against eHarmony. Realizing that it was about to get nailed to the wall for violating anti-discrimination laws, eHarmony settled with the New Jersey Attorney General out of court. The settlement gives ...

Everyone's doing it - over 40 percent of U.S. singles are finding matches online. That's more than 40 million single Americans cruising the Internet looking for love (based on census results that say there are over 100 million single Americans). So the Internet must be a great place to find true love, right? Not so fast. While online dating can be a great way to find someone new, dating ...

Everyone's doing it - over 40 percent of U.S. singles are finding matches online. That's more than 40 million single Americans cruising the Internet looking for love (based on census results that say there are over 100 million single Americans). So the Internet must be a great place to find true love, right? Not so fast. While online dating can be a great way to find someone new, dating ...

It's all too often that someone rates the best Web sites on the Web. But, it's not often enough that the worst Web sites get lambasted, so we're glad to see that's exactly what Time.com has done They rated the five worst Web sites for various reasons, ranging from business practices to random annoyances. Some highlights include: eHarmony.com gets pegged for charging too much and discriminating ...