Online Cheating Site Ashley Madison Hacked
Summary: Hackers calling themselves The Impact Team posted stolen data from AshleyMadison.com and its parent Avid Life Media, claiming to have compromised user databases, financial records and other proprietary information affecting some 37 million users. The leaked material included maps of internal servers, employee network account information, company bank account data and salary information, and the group said it would release more each day the site stayed online.
Why it matters: The attackers tied the leak to ALM's $19 'full delete' feature, which they said netted $1.7 million in 2014 while leaving purchase details including real name and address intact - and they threatened to publish profiles with secret sexual fantasies and matching credit card transactions if Ashley Madison and Established Men were not taken offline permanently.
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