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herding cats

(19,567 posts) Thu Aug 20, 2015, 03:45 PM Aug 2015

Hackers Dump 20GB More Ashley Madison Data

This is insane. Has there ever been a data breach of this magnitude before?

Over the past few days, people have been digging through 10GB of data apparently sourced from the extramarital dating site Ashley Madison, and its parent site Avid Life Media.

Now the hackers behind that breach, who call themselves “Impact Team,” have released another dump, double the size of the previous one.

“Hey Noel, you can admit it's real now,” reads a message posted on the same dark web site hosting the earlier data dump.

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Along with the message is a new torrent file that directs to a massive archive just under 20GB in size. Judging by the file names, it could include Biderman's emails (one compressed folder is called “noel.biderman.mail.7z”), and more internal data rather than customer information.

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/hackers-dump-more-ashley-madison-data

From what I've read AM's security was better than what a lot of websites have in place. Considering the scope of this hack it's something everyone in the industry should be paying attention to very intently. I suspect the end moral of the story is to be much more careful who you allow to have access to your data.

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Hackers Dump 20GB More Ashley Madison Data (Original Post) herding cats Aug 2015 OP

I always wondered if the AM site would pay shenmue Aug 2015 #1

I imagine they would have stood a chance of beating such in court. herding cats Aug 2015 #2

I am sure they have boilerplate in the exboyfil Aug 2015 #4

IMO, people that hack will get what they want, it is impossible to keep them out. Rex Aug 2015 #3

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

1. I always wondered if the AM site would pay

Reply to herding cats (Original post)

Thu Aug 20, 2015, 03:51 PM

Aug 2015

if any of its members had to deal with a divorce, if their spouse found out.

Also, what if someone was sneaking home at 2:00 AM and their suspicious wife or husband was sitting there with a shotgun?

Oops...

Almost makes me feel not so bad about being lonely. It's bad, but at least I don't have this in my life.

herding cats

(19,567 posts)

2. I imagine they would have stood a chance of beating such in court.

Reply to shenmue (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 20, 2015, 04:01 PM

Aug 2015

Not with this mess though. I'm sure there are class action lawsuits in the works as I type this. Then there will be the personal lawsuits for people who can prove real damages. AM is on a short road to bankruptcy. In hindsight I suspect they'll feel it would have been better to shut the business down and spare so many people the fallout of their association with the site.

I'm with you. Being lonely is a far sight better looking today than being caught up something like this disaster.

exboyfil

(17,865 posts)

4. I am sure they have boilerplate in the

Reply to shenmue (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 20, 2015, 04:04 PM

Aug 2015

contract sign up that absolves them of any liability. On the other hand if they made assurances that the personal data would remain confidential and was not, then I suspect they could be subject to a huge class liability lawsuit.

I think adultery is repugnant (or at least the sneaky kind - how a couple decides to manage their personal affairs is their business), but this was a legal activity so I hope the hackers are found and prosecuted.

Rex

(65,616 posts)

3. IMO, people that hack will get what they want, it is impossible to keep them out.