[H/T to Gefn.]
Posted on 07/20/2015 7:04:35 AM PDT by BradtotheBone
Hackers have stolen and leaked the personal details of users of Ashley Madison – a site that hooks up people who want to have affairs.
A group or individual known as The Impact Team claimed to be behind the attack and that it had data on all of Ashley Madison's 37 million users and its partner sites, Cougar Life and Established Men, all owned by Canada's Avid Life Media (ALM).
The Impact Team claims to have access to the company's user database and is threatening to release all of the information unless the site is taken down. So far the group has released 40MB of data which include credit card details as well as internal ALM files and documents.
ALM confirmed that the hack took place and told CNBC it has managed to take down all the personal information that was posted online by the hackers.
"Using the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), our team has now successfully removed the...posts related to this incident as well as all Personally Identifiable Information (PII) about our users published online," ALM said in an emailed statement.
"Our team of forensics experts and security professionals, in addition to law enforcement, are continuing to investigate this incident and we will continue to provide updates as they become available."
It is unknown how many people managed to see the leaked adultery site's personal details. Ashley Madison has always been a controversial site. Earlier this year, in an op-ed for CNBC, the service's CEO Noel Biderman explained why people cheat.
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But I understand I am the exception.
Because its not posted to the internet. It’s in the hands of the Chinese.
I am one of those people who are affected.
I hope it does- it would be nice to weed out anyone THIS STUPID
Do people actually use their real name at these web sites????
Richard Dawkins actually said so in his book The Selfish Gene.
It’s a sign of the times that this hack was not by some pro-family or anti-adultery activists, but by another degenerate who once worked for them. Awesome to see leftists eat their own.
[H/T to Gefn.]
Who would use his/her real name on a site like that?
Uh, to pay for the membership with a credit card? That apparently is the only way to get a membership and prove the membership is bonafide. That means the real name of the potential member has to be disclosed, along with address.
From your mouth to God’s Ear, friend. . . (grin)
Personally, I’m glad.
Sites like this do nothing but facilitate evil.
So, they wouldn't take a single-use debit card? Or a wire transfer from an anonymous account?
It is my understanding they might take a single use card, but the problem of fake accounts was serious. . . so they use credit cards to validate accounts guaranteeing adulthood. . . and reality of the account holder to assure they were not bots. Same with wire transfers. Age requirements are paramount. . . so anonymous is only allowed after validation. That requires a real, not PO Box address.
DiIdnt he used to hist some lame game show....../s
Brings an entirely new level of meaning to the C. S. Lewis quote from “The Great Divorce”:
“There are no private affairs.”
And lawyers all over the world rejoice!
You, sir, win one Internet.
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