TheFaveApp.com

The global discount distribution service TheFaveApp based in the United States suffered a significant data breach in 2016. The incident resulted in the exposure of approximately 550000 user accounts. The compromised information included personal identifiers and security credentials. Investigations revealed that passwords were stored as SHA1 hashes with salt but remained vulnerable to cracking. The leak surfaced on various underground forums and data aggregators highlighting weaknesses in the platforms security infrastructure at that time.