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Hackers Publish Cheating Site's Stolen Data

Posted by Soulskill on from the and-maybe-not dept.

pdclarry notes that many news outlets are reporting that 9.7 GB of data stolen from cheating website AshleyMadison.com has been published online. "The dump contains files with titles including 'aminno_member_dump.gz,' 'aminno_member_email.dump.gz,' 'CreditCardTransactions7z,' and 'member_details.dump.gz,' an indication that the download could contain highly personal details." Brian Krebs questioned the way this has been reported without confirmation, but added that he's been contacted by several people who found their own accurate details within the data dump. Many of the reports note this detail: "Assuming the download turns out to be authentic, people should remember that it was possible for anyone to create an account using the name and e-mail address of other individuals."

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  1. That's Funny... by Greyfox · · Score: 5, Funny

    I just felt a strange disturbance in The Force, as if a million divorce lawyers suddenly yelled out "CHA-CHING!" and then... yelled out "CHA-CHING!" again!

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    I'm trying to teach myself to set people on fire with my mind... Is it hot in here?

    1. Re:That's Funny... by cold+fjord · · Score: 5, Funny

      I just felt a strange disturbance in Di Vorce, as if a million divorce lawyers suddenly yelled out "CHA-CHING!" and then... yelled out "CHA-CHING!" again!

      FTFY

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      much of left-wing thought is a kind of playing with fire by people who don't even know that fire is hot - George Orwell
  2. Re:As a wise man once said by tezbobobo · · Score: 5, Funny

    You're right. Data hates when you give it anthropomorphic qualities. Also, when you take things too literally.

  3. Re: ... using the name and e-mail address of other by gl4ss · · Score: 5, Funny

    well the second part of the prank was obviously to hack and publish the user database.

    a pretty elaborate prank I must say, I salute!

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    world was created 5 seconds before this post as it is.
  4. Get what they deserve by Barny · · Score: 3, Funny

    Cheaters really should just suck it up. I mean, yeah it is their own stupid fault in cheating.

    Next lets go for the bot boxers, their servers should get hacked next, bring down all forms of gaming cheating!

    Wait, what do you mean this has nothing to do with computer games? Da fuq?

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    /me sighs
  5. Re: ... using the name and e-mail address of other by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    He's taking the fall for his buddy. Friends don't come much better than that.

  6. Yeah, that's what I tried to explain to my wife by NotDrWho · · Score: 3, Funny

    people should remember that it was possible for anyone to create an account using the name and e-mail address of other individuals

    See honey, even Slashdot acknowledges it! It was a hack. It could have been anyone using my email and credit card. They probably just got lucky on the penis length thing.

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    SJW's don't eliminate discrimination. They just expropriate it for themselves.
  7. Re:... using the name and e-mail address of other by greenfruitsalad · · Score: 4, Funny

    my favourite reaction to this incident is:
    "2 years of paying $19 a month... Now I'm finally getting f**ked"