We all remember the Ashley Madison data breach [view related posts here and here]. The hackers, calling themselves “The Impact Team” requested that the Ashley Madison extramarital affair site, and Cougar Life and Established Men sites be “taken down.” When they weren’t, they posted details (9.7 gigabites worth) to the dark web of approximately
The Impact Team
Ashley Madison Fallout: Class Actions, Pentagon investigation and easily searchable data
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We previously reported that hackers The Impact Team had posted legitimate detailed information about 36 million adultery website Ashley Madison users. In the wake of the shocking posting of the data last week, two class action lawsuits were filed against Ashley Madison parent company Avid Dating Life the day after the posting in Canada for…
“Life is short. Have an affair.”® And have your data hacked and leaked
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Data Breach
Hackers calling themselves “The Impact Team” announced on July 15th that it has compromised the extramarital affair site AshleyMadison.com, and companion sites Cougar Life and Established Men, including absconding with up to 37 million users’ financial records. The sites promised that for an extra $19.99, users could completely remove their site usage history and personally…