A group of hackers carried out his threat and data reported stole the extramarital dating site Ashley Madison, in a leak of private information that promises to become a debacle for millions of infidels .
they are now available to the public the stolen adulterers or aspiring adulterers who use this website to throw caution to the wind data: usernames, real names, addresses , amounts paid, emails and phone numbers, among others.
For relative tranquility of many, the data are published in what is called the “deep red” or “cache “which is more difficult to access for the public, said on Tuesday the magazine Wired when he first reported this leak.
Security experts said Wednesday data released about 32 million members of Ashley Madison appear to be genuine.
“ There are all signs that this data download is true” wrote eg computer security blogger Brian Krebs.
The database “also contains so much inside information that gives the impression that hackers have accessed this environment for a long time “, also published Dave Kennedy of the computer security firm TrustedSec.
And the independent researcher in the field Graham Cluley considered that this leak may be catastrophic for site members.
“You could imagine that some will be vulnerable to blackmail, if you do not want the details of their membership or their sexual interests to be made public” Cluley wrote in a blog.
It all started a month ago, when hackers stole data from users of the online dating site Ashley Madison. The hacker group “The impact team” (‘The strike team’) called himself and his goal was to close down the web of adulterers.
At that time The group threatened to publish customer data, nude photos and conversations if the site is not closed. And on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, the threats began to be fulfilled.
Ashley Madison, whose slogan is “Life is short. Have a Lover” and has over 37 million users , specializes in extramarital dating. Users from 46 countries are enrolled at the site created in 2001.
The Canadian firm Avid Life Media (ALM), owner of Ashley Madison, said in July that a “third party not authorized “had agreed to their data. The company said then that he had immediately hired one of the best teams in the world in computer security to mitigate the attack
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“We explained the fraud, deceit and stupidity of Avid Life Media and its members. Now everyone can see your files,” they wrote the hackers Tuesday.
ALM said in a statement it is “actively investigating and monitoring this situation to determine the validity of the information posted online” and said it will remove “all information that has been illegally disclosed to the public. “
” This is not an act of ‘hacktivism’ (or online activism), but a criminal act “, accused the company.
The company also questioned the apparent morality encouraged hackers to commit this robbery.
“The criminal or criminals involved in this act are identified themselves as moral judges, juries and executioners, believing themselves able to impose on other members of society under his personal notion of “ALM wrote.
The investigation is in the hands of the Royal Canadian Police, Ontario Provincial Police, the Toronto Police Service (which is based ALM) and the American FBI.
A few months ago, hackers stole the data of 3.9 million users of AdultFriendFinder, claiming to be the “largest sex and swinger community”.
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