Hackers Publish Cheating Site's Stolen Data

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."

Comments

Re: ... using the name and e-mail address of other

[ihtoit]

I know what the DSM is, it's that volume which claims that simply disagreeing with authority is a mental illness and that anger is something that can be drugged out.

Bring legitimate examples to the table and leave the ad hominems at the fucking door.

Re: ... using the name and e-mail address of other

[Khyber]

"So the authoritative text of a field is not legitimate?"

Given how illegitimate and unreproducible most psychology 'experiments' are, they have zero scientific credibility and thus the entire field is illegitimate.