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posted by cmn32480 on Monday July 20 2015, @05:49PM   Printer-friendly
from the cheaters-never-prosper dept.

KrebsonSecurity is reporting that the online "cheating" site AshleyMadison.com (and other sites run by the Avid Life Media group) has been hacked with user information compromised by a group called the Impact Team.

The group is threatening to release all data online as a result of alleged lies the ALM group told members unless the sites are entirely shut down.

"Full Delete netted ALM $1.7mm in revenue in 2014. It's also a complete lie," the hacking group wrote. "Users almost always pay with credit card; their purchase details are not removed as promised, and include real name and address, which is of course the most important information the users want removed."

AshleyMadison.com does offer a $20 "Full Delete" option for a users profile, as detailed in this ArsTechnica article from 2014. Obviously, this "Full Delete" is now useless, as the information is already (allegedly) in the hands of the hackers.

Is this a case of altruistic hacking or a possible case of revenge?


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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Monday July 20 2015, @06:54PM

    by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Monday July 20 2015, @06:54PM (#211514) Journal

    KrebsOnSecurity/KrebsonSecurity or Krebsexcurity is loading really slow.

    Don't kid yourself that it is being Soylentdotted. It is being slammed by Washington Post, NPR, and maybe a few of the "37 million" account holders.

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by sjames on Monday July 20 2015, @08:15PM

    by sjames (2882) on Monday July 20 2015, @08:15PM (#211555) Journal

    I wonder if we all listen very carefully if we can finally know the sound of 37 million bricks being shat.