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Hackers Post Stolen Information From Ashley Madison
In July, a hacker group promised to release confidential information if the site wasn't shut down.
Hacked data from Ashley Madison, a dating website that specializes in helping married people have affairs, was finally posted online Tuesday, according to Wired.
The information from Ashley Madison and Established Men, both owned by AvidLife Media, was uploaded to the Dark Web, a portion of the internet that is not accessible by search engines and which requires specific software or networks to access.
From Wired:
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The files appear to include account details and log-ins for some 32 million users of the social networking site, touted as the premier site for married individuals seeking partners for affairs. Seven years worth of credit card and other payment transaction details are also part of the dump, going back to 2007. The data, which amounts to millions of payment transactions, includes names, street address, email address and amount paid.
According to CSO Online, the data file was 35 GB, including an email database of 36 million entries. Of those entries, 15,019 used either a .mil or .gov email address.
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In July, a hacker group calling itself Team Impact demanded that AvidLife Media take down Ashley Madison and Established Men, a site that matches women with “sugar daddies” who pay them in return for favors.
They threatened to release all of the company’s compromised data if it didn’t comply.
CSO Online posted a message from the hackers within the data file:
Avid Life Media has failed to take down Ashley Madison and Established Men. We have explained the fraud, deceit, and stupidity of ALM and their members. Now everyone gets to see their data.
Find someone you know in here? Keep in mind the site is a scam with thousands of fake female profiles. See ashley madison fake profile lawsuit; 90-95% of actual users are male. Chances are your man signed up on the world’s biggest affair site, but never had one. He just tried to. If that distinction matters.
Find yourself in here? It was ALM that failed you and lied to you. Prosecute them and claim damages. Then move on with your life. Learn your lesson and make amends. Embarrassing now, but you’ll get over it.
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