Hackers release stolen Ashley Madison customer data

Sometimes karma really can be a b*tch.

(Not that I'm feeling much sympathy in this case...)

I see a big uptick in the divorce lawyer industry.

My feelings about hackers are pretty neutral, and honestly, with some political issues, I silently cheer them on. But in this case, and in many other cases, hackers can really be short-sighted.

I don't support cheating - but I do support keeping families with children together even if cheating is a part of it. And these hackers might have just destroyed the homes of hundreds of thousands of kids all due to a personal opinion about how life "should" work.

So I think it was a completely irresponsible act that will improve absolutely nothing. And I sincerely hope no one loses their life in a fit of rage --- cuz... you know, that's an unfortunate but realistic consequence. And that's something an **adult** would consider before doing crap like this.

They would have be morons to use real identities & not have disposable debit cards/emails.

Good luck with all that.

From the article, this is interesting. A note from the hackers.

It's a shame when morality is confused with legality.

Stealing people's personal data is wrong. No matter how self righteous the offender may feel. I find alcoholic spouses objectionable, but I couldn't justify stealing all the credit card numbers from the liquor store. I know it's not exactly the same thing but you get the idea.

Secondly, how long will it be before "fake" list start appearing? How easy would it be for a jilted ex - lover ex-employee or all around nut job to use the hysteria to their advantage? Dubious CPA advertisers are already baiting the hook with promises of the "official list" . By the time this data makes it into mainstream, it'll be useless.

Of course I don't condone adultery but there are just too many variables for this particular situation to turn out well. While we'd all love to see two-timing spouse get their comeuppance, true slime ball spouses will be able to weasel their way out of any real consequences and bored looky loos will have to sleep on the couch for months. Worse yet, some dude/dudette who wasn't even on the site gets caught up.

BTW Hey everyone! How ya' doing?

CPA Dating Affiliates are gonna cash in with that data lol.

where can i buy those data ?

Yeah, you can't blame the hackers for destroying the homes. They just pushed the issue to a head. Dude that can't keep his wang in his pants destroyed his family -- now he gets to answer to it.

Probably pissed off some hacker who actually wanted to get laid using the site and found out it was a sausage party.

Aaaaand the ramifications start to surface: Ashley Madison offers £300,000 reward amid reports of member suicides | Ars Technica UK

Just read this article and I believe he is right. I was thinking about this earlier today before this article and because of something I read, I thought this sounds like the work of women rather than a team of male hackers.

John McAfee: Ashley Madison database stolen by lone female who worked for Avid Life Media

A lone female? This definitely involves more than one person.

Even the owner of the site has been caught cheating on his wife.

it is freely available on torrents, i couldnt be bothered

Hacker Killed by Drone Was Islamic State

Hey, it's a good start.

The McAfee article is interesting with respect to hacking. I think I use dirtbag, scumbag, and douchebag about the same to describe men like that. Cheater, to me, is maybe more of a woman's word, but he has a lot of other data to support his contention that it is an inside job. With networked computers and required reporting, I think a lot of data might not be exclusive to one workstation.

It is sad to me that there have been some suicides and, no doubt, broken families because of the hack. I don't know why her parents are divorced, but I know a 13 year old girl who is having a hella bad time with the divorce and Mom's new boyfriend...

Hannity took on the founder of Ashley Madison a couple of times. One time, the founder's wife was present, and she said she was supportive of his being a good business man. But her tone of voice and demeanor, to me, indicated she really was not keen on the business. I do think she is naïve about the potential for her hubby to cheat and is devastated by the fact that he did. She said, on Hannity's show, that she would be devastated if he did cheat.

Everybody knows that revenge or spite is why some people cheat. I've had that 8 in a morning phone call from a woman asking if that credit card charge on their statement could be for anything other than one of my hotel rooms. (No, we don't have a restaurant or anything else.) She knew, other wise she would not be looking at their cc info at 8 in the morning. He was certainly shoving it in her face by using the cc.

Dan

I can't believe that avid life media still wants to continue the ashleymadison brand :S