I’m guessing that there’s going to be a lot of guys (and to be fair women too) who are going to be getting flowers, chocolates, or perhaps a Kobe Special right now. Or perhaps they may be in the market for a lawyer. I say that because Wired is reporting that hackers who broke into Ashley Madison have carried out their threat to release the data that they stole:
A data dump, 9.7 gigabytes in size, was posted on Tuesday to the dark web using an Onion address accessible only through the Tor browser. 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. AshleyMadison.com claimed to have nearly 40 million users at the time of the breach about a month ago, all apparently in the market for clandestine hookups.
Here’s what the people responsible for the hack, known as the “Impact Team” had to say:
“Avid Life Media has failed to take down Ashley Madison and Established Men,” Impact Team wrote in a statement accompanying the online dump Tuesday. “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.”
The hackers deflected responsibility for any damages or repercussions that victims of the breach and data dump may suffer.
“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,” they wrote.
Lovely. I’m fully expecting that someone will build some sort of search engine that will parse this data so that the entire planet can see if anyone they know is part of this data dump. Count on it.
UPDATE: That didn’t take long. A searchable database has been created, but is currently inaccessible. Presumably because so many people are trying to use it.
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BREAKING: Ashley Madison Hackers Release Massive Data Dump [UPDATED]
I’m guessing that there’s going to be a lot of guys (and to be fair women too) who are going to be getting flowers, chocolates, or perhaps a Kobe Special right now. Or perhaps they may be in the market for a lawyer. I say that because Wired is reporting that hackers who broke into Ashley Madison have carried out their threat to release the data that they stole:
A data dump, 9.7 gigabytes in size, was posted on Tuesday to the dark web using an Onion address accessible only through the Tor browser. 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. AshleyMadison.com claimed to have nearly 40 million users at the time of the breach about a month ago, all apparently in the market for clandestine hookups.
Here’s what the people responsible for the hack, known as the “Impact Team” had to say:
“Avid Life Media has failed to take down Ashley Madison and Established Men,” Impact Team wrote in a statement accompanying the online dump Tuesday. “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.”
The hackers deflected responsibility for any damages or repercussions that victims of the breach and data dump may suffer.
“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,” they wrote.
Lovely. I’m fully expecting that someone will build some sort of search engine that will parse this data so that the entire planet can see if anyone they know is part of this data dump. Count on it.
UPDATE: That didn’t take long. A searchable database has been created, but is currently inaccessible. Presumably because so many people are trying to use it.
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