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posted by takyon on Wednesday August 19 2015, @01:30AM   Printer-friendly
from the find-your-own-torrent dept.

Multiple reports suggest that Impact Team has leaked around 9.6 to 10 gigabytes of data from the "cheating/affair website" Ashley Madison onto Tor sites (now available via BitTorrent). According to Ars Technica:

A 10-gigabyte file purportedly containing e-mails, member profiles, credit-card transactions and other sensitive Ashley Madison information became available as a BitTorrent download in the past few hours. Ars downloaded the massive file and it appeared to contain a trove of details taken from a clandestine dating site, but so far there is nothing definitively linking it to Ashley Madison. User data included e-mail addresses, profile descriptions, addresses provided by users, weight, and height. A separate file containing credit card transaction data didn't include full payment card numbers or billing addresses.

Rob Graham, CEO of Errata Security, said the dump also included user passwords that were cryptographically protected using the bcrypt hashing algorithm. That's among the most secure ways to store passwords, because bcrypt is extremely slow, a trait that requires crackers to devote vast amounts of time and computing resources. Still, it's highly likely a large percentage of the hashes will be cracked, given rampant use of weak passwords.

Ashley Madison officials have stopped short of confirming the published information was extracted from the breach.

"We have now learned that the individual or individuals responsible for this attack claim to have released more of the stolen data," they wrote in an e-mail to Ars. "We are actively monitoring and investigating this situation to determine the validity of any information posted online and will continue to devote significant resources to this effort. Furthermore, we will continue to put forth substantial efforts into removing any information unlawfully released to the public, as well as continuing to operate our business."

Previously: Adult 'Extracurricular Activity' Website AshleyMadison.com Hacked


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by zafiro17 on Wednesday August 19 2015, @10:59AM

    by zafiro17 (234) on Wednesday August 19 2015, @10:59AM (#224918) Homepage

    Surprised no one picked up on the biggest scam of all. We'd already discussed this story once earlier, and my point of view got bludgeoned by the Soylent masses.

    But did no one see that on the site, 95% of the profiles were men? They were set up! That site made it seem like women and men would both be able to benefit from Ashley Madison's services, when in reality there were practically no women on the site. That means millions and millions of rich, licentious men were all duped into spending money on a site where there were practically no women to meet!

    Best business model ever. I'm glad they got torpedoed out of the water: fuck you, Ashley Madison, you lying, dirty whore.

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    Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is why several of us died of tuberculosis - Jack Handey
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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by pkrasimirov on Wednesday August 19 2015, @11:54AM

    by pkrasimirov (3358) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday August 19 2015, @11:54AM (#224930)

    > fuck you, [...], you lying, dirty whore.
    That was exactly the official site moto, it was just politically correct: "Have an affair!"

  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Thexalon on Wednesday August 19 2015, @11:55AM

    by Thexalon (636) on Wednesday August 19 2015, @11:55AM (#224931)

    That's not remotely a surprise. The fact is that men are much more willing to pay for sex than women, and that's what Ashley Madison's business model amounts to.

    This may be at least partially related to an experiment they ran once in Europe, where they had attractive-looking people ask complete strangers for heterosexual sex: The women got about a 60% "yes" response, the men about a 1%.

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    The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
    • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 19 2015, @02:15PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 19 2015, @02:15PM (#224987)

      The only pick-up line a woman will ever need:

      You! Pants off! Now!

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 19 2015, @08:04PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 19 2015, @08:04PM (#225156)

        I have one pick-up line which never works. If I'm at a club and I see a guy I like I smile and if he smiles back and I feel really comfortable I'll walk over and say, "Stick it in!"

          -- Margaret Cho

    • (Score: 2) by zafiro17 on Wednesday August 19 2015, @07:46PM

      by zafiro17 (234) on Wednesday August 19 2015, @07:46PM (#225146) Homepage

      That reminds me of a quote from "What Up, Pussycat?" a pretty crap 1960s movie that was Woody Allen's debut as Victor Skakupopulus.

      Michael James: Did you find a job?
      Victor Skakapopulis: Yeah, I got something at the striptease. I help the girls dress and undress.
      Michael James: Nice job.
      Victor Skakapopulis: Twenty francs a week.
      Michael James: Not very much.
      Victor Skakapopulis: It's all I can afford.

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      Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is why several of us died of tuberculosis - Jack Handey
  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 19 2015, @03:10PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 19 2015, @03:10PM (#225029)

    I am thinking most dating sites are schlong fests.

    I met my wife thru one. She would have a couple HUNDRED matches. I had maybe a dozen. The few other women I actually met thru it said the same thing. They had hundreds to pick from.

    Approaching women is a 'gamble' of ego. Hell I had one set of girls call me a pedo. Because I had the audacity of walking by them. I went with a dating site as at least you have people are somewhat serious about a relationship.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 21 2015, @04:19AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 21 2015, @04:19AM (#225702)

      Marry young girls.

      When men ruled you could.

      Now cunts rule.