Not Underground — Ashley Madison Hackers Leak Info
Remember not too long ago when a hacker group named Impact Team infiltrated the Ashley Madison website and threatened to expose all the people that liked to cheat on their spouses? Well, time to call your attorney, because that information has been leaked BIG TIME.
Here is a screencap from the hackers statement:
The “Life is Short. Have an affair” website Ashley Madison was held hostage by hackers demanding the site be taken down completely or they will release the most private information about its members. It seems to have come true, and the hackers have dumped 9.7 gigs of data on to the dark web using an address that’s only accessible through the Tor browser (FYI: Tor is free software and an open network that helps you defend against traffic analysis, a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships, and state security).
Ashley Madison claimed to have over 30-40 million users. That’s so many cheaters to expose. Well… the files appear to include the log-ins and details to around 32 million users for the cheating website. It includes seven years of credit card information that also includes other transactions going back to as far as 2007. What’s worse is that it also has the information on what people like to do in bed and what not. We won’t dive that deep, but I’m sure you can find your way through to some of the weird stuff that was leaked, you monster.
The hackers, in their statement, really dug the knife deep to the website and its owners:
We have explained the fraud, deceit, and stupidity of ALM and their members. Now everyone gets to see their data … 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. … Too bad for those men, they’re cheating dirtbags and deserve no such discretion. Too bad for ALM, you promised secrecy but didn’t deliver.…
What will make more news in the coming weeks is that some 15,000 of the accounts were from .mil. or .gov addresses. I wonder how many Presidential candidates phones started ringing off the hook the moment the data was leaked. Maybe even former heads of state?
Maybe a few military personnel are thinking, “Oh shit, find something to bomb to eat up the newscycle!”
The hackers didn’t take personal responsibility for any of the fallout that the leak will have on the people who willingly signed up for a website to cheat on their spouses — such repercussions as personal items being thrown out of 2nd story windows on every street in the nation. They merely blame Avid Life Media for allowing it to happen:
“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.”
That goes to show you folks, what you put on the internet will always stay on the internet in some form. Everything can be exploited even with the best security. If you want to cheat, remember that you can hurt someone very badly both physically and mentally. Remember that person could be finding out about you cheating right now while you’re at work. Remember that you just bought a very expensive gaming system. Remember that gaming systems aren’t meant to be hit with a bat multiple times as all of your clothes burn in the background.
It’s not worth it to cheat. You’ve been put on notice.
(H/T Gizmodo)
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