It turns out; a hacker group have swindled the online dating site for cheaters and these two-timing subscribers could soon be exposed. The hackers swiped mounds of data from Ashley Madison and is threatening to leak users' personal data. So, I hope I have no friends on this site because you're about to be in a world of hurt with your other half.
The intruders, who call themselves "The Impact Team," claim to have completely compromised all of Ashley Madison's records, stealing info of 37 million affair-seeking subscribers. The team immediately posted some of the pilfered records, which included users' real names, contact info and financial data. The group is said to be furious that Ashley Madison's promised full-delete function allegedly does not scrub data. Therefore, they've threatened to release more sensitive records if their demands were not met. It sounds like some hacker movie, but I have to be honest, I'm loving every minute of this.
The hackers ordered Ashley Madison's owner, Avid Life Media, to take down the adultery-promoting website, as well as its sister service Established Men, which "connects young, beautiful women with successful men." I don't hate that site as much. I think beautiful women should be with successful men, but I'm sure once that couple is married it will lead them to Ashley Madison. Oh, the circle of life!
If the Toronto-based company fails to take the sites offline, the vigilante group will "release all customer records, including profiles with all the customers' secret sexual fantasies and matching credit card transactions, real names and addresses, and employee documents and emails." Wow! Ashley Madison asks for that much info? For a cheating website that it supposed to be discreet, they sure ask for a lot of info. I would think for a discreet site, they would ask for as little info as possible. People are dumb for signing up for this and giving away their life's information.
Ashley Madison, which operates under the slogan "Life is short. Have an affair," allows married users to anonymously find an adulterous partner. (Not anymore!) For $19, customers can fully delete their profiles and histories, but the hackers claim the info is never truly removed from the site's records. The hacker group wrote, "Full Delete netted ALM $1.7 million in revenue in 2014. It's also a complete lie. Users always pay with credit card; their purchase details are not removed as promised, and include their real name and address, which is of course the most important information the users want removed."
Avid Life Media said it was working to take down information that had already been leaked, but they did not specify which of its sites had been affected. They wrote in a statement: "We apologize for this unprovoked and criminal intrusion into our customers' information. At this time, we have been able to secure our sites and close the unauthorized access points. We are working with law enforcement agencies, which are investigating this criminal act."
What is so criminal about trying to shut down an adultery website? It sounds like these hackers are doing society a favor. The fact that law enforcement is even involved doesn't sit right with me. Yeah, I get it. People are going to cheat, but do we really need a website promoting it? I just hope that if I have any friends on Ashley Madison, your names don't get leaked. This can be a horrible thing for you and your family!
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