Ashley Madison details now online

Falthyron · 19-08-2015 11:44AM #1

This seems like a topic After Hours would really enjoy talking about, or so I thought, until I couldn't find such a thread. A.K.A: Catholic Guilt 2.0: Welcome to the Modern Age.

http://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/hackers-dump-data-online-from-cheating-website-reports-1.2321743

Apparently there are 115,000 Irish registered users on Ashley Madison. By my calculated estimation this would suggest there are at least 50,000 Boards.ie users using Ashley Madison (if Personal Issues and Relationships is anything to go by!).

With the suggested honesty and full disclosure of this thread, I can honestly say I didn't know such a site existed until the hack occurred. :rolleyes:

How long until some Irish names start to appear more openly? Do you think someone will actually bother to go through the 9gb of data? If you have something to confess, you can do it here as a way of mitigating some of the damage or preparing your speech for your other half. Perhaps others can give some tips on how to improve your grovelling? :pac:

Personally, I don't really care what people use to get their kicks. Though, I am sure if the shoe was on the other foot I wouldn't be happy.

super_furry · 19-08-2015 11:46AM

I bet it's only a matter of time before someone comes up with a script that allows you to search for names in that 9gb dump.

It's going to be a great Christmas for divorce lawyers everywhere.

recylingbin · 19-08-2015 11:46AM

where's the list?
research* ahoy!

*blackmail

Nodin · 19-08-2015 11:47AM

super_furry wrote: »

I bet it's only a matter of time before someone comes up with a script that allows you to search for names in that 9gb dump.

It's going to be a great Christmas for divorce lawyers everywhere.

Doesn't that presume that people were stupid enough to use their real names when joining up?

super_furry · 19-08-2015 11:49AM

People are pretty stupid. Plus it was a pay site so you'd have to use your real name in your credit card details as far as I'm aware.

Nodin · 19-08-2015 11:54AM

super_furry wrote: »

People are pretty stupid. Plus it was a pay site so you'd have to use your real name in your credit card details as far as I'm aware.

Didn't know they had the CC details. See what ye mean then so.

Menas · 19-08-2015 11:55AM

super_furry wrote: »

People are pretty stupid. Plus it was a pay site so you'd have to use your real name in your credit card details as far as I'm aware.

I heard on the radio this morning that AM wanted their users to pay when they left the site to have their details removed. And that is one of the reasons quoted by the hackers for targeting this site....bizzare.

Wanderer78 · 19-08-2015 11:56AM

recylingbin wrote: »

where's the list?

apparently with the pirates in the bay!

smash · 19-08-2015 12:03PM

Menas wrote: »

I heard on the radio this morning that AM wanted their users to pay when they left the site to have their details removed. And that is one of the reasons quoted by the hackers for targeting this site....bizzare.

Strange that the hackers are putting themselves out there as the moral police now.

biko · 19-08-2015 12:04PM

Nooooooooooooooooo

/cares

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo · 19-08-2015 12:04PM

There's no way that 115,000 Irish users is accurate. I'm probably counted as one of those users but I don't even have a girlfriend never mind a wife. There was virtually/literally no Irish people on it when I logging on to have a nose. Without even putting up a photo I got 3 generic messages straight away from 'women' not even in the same county as me, obvious shilling is obvious.

If you want to cheat on your other half and get away with it DON'T go on a cheating website. Facebook, Tinder, PoF are all far better and FREE options if you want to do the dirty.

Falthyron · 19-08-2015 12:06PM

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo wrote: »

There's no way that 115,000 Irish users is accurate. I'm probably counted as one of those users but I don't even have a girlfriend never mind a wife. There was virtually/literally no Irish people on it when I logging on to have a nose. Without even putting up a photo I got 3 generic messages straight away from 'women' not even in the same county as me, obvious shilling is obvious.

If you want to cheat on your other half and get away with it DON'T go on a cheating website. Facebook, Tinder, PoF are all far better and FREE options if you want to do the dirty.

19-08-2015 12:25PM

Menas wrote: »

I heard on the radio this morning that AM wanted their users to pay when they left the site to have their details removed. And that is one of the reasons quoted by the hackers for targeting this site....bizzare.

Not fully accurate.

What my understanding of this is the following -

AM was charging people a fee (I can't remember how much it was) to have their details fully removed. However it was discovered that this wasn't the case whatsoever - the details weren't being deleted and were still accessible, as evident by this hack. AM made a lot of money based on a lie.

smash wrote: »

Strange that the hackers are putting themselves out there as the moral police now.

In fairness, these kind of groups do act as the moral police in many cases - from highlighting security flaws in systems (with the bringing down of the Xbox and Playstation networks that Christmas time), to closing down online paedophile rings.

seamus · 19-08-2015 12:38PM

super_furry wrote: »

I bet it's only a matter of time before someone comes up with a script that allows you to search for names in that 9gb dump.

It's going to be a great Christmas for divorce lawyers everywhere.

Someone pointed out on reddit that it would be pretty straightforward to write a script that trawled social media sites to match the AM data to Facebook/twitter/tumblr/instagram/etc and then either just alert that person's contacts, or more sinisterly blackmail these people after you've already scraped a tonne of their personal information.

In short, if you have an AM account, then you need to ditch the email address that was attached to it. Change your email address on everything you can find.

smash · 19-08-2015 12:39PM

seamus wrote: »

Someone pointed out on reddit that it would be pretty straightforward to write a script that trawled social media sites to match the AM data to Facebook/twitter/tumblr/instagram/etc and then either just alert that person's contacts, or more sinisterly blackmail these people after you've already scraped a tonne of their personal information.

:rolleyes: Great world we live in...

Wanderer78 · 19-08-2015 12:41PM

seamus wrote: »

Someone pointed out on reddit that it would be pretty straightforward to write a script that trawled social media sites to match the AM data to Facebook/twitter/tumblr/instagram/etc and then either just alert that person's contacts, or more sinisterly blackmail these people after you've already scraped a tonne of their personal information.

In short, if you have an AM account, then you need to ditch the email address that was attached to it. Change your email address on everything you can find.

moral off the story?

smash · 19-08-2015 12:42PM

Wanderer78 wrote: »

moral off the story?

People are cnuts.

19-08-2015 12:44PM

Wanderer78 wrote: »

moral off the story?

Moral of the story -- don't sign up to a site to cheat on your partner that stores your information on a server that you cannot control or ensure is safe.

Wanderer78 · 19-08-2015 12:44PM

smash wrote: »

People are cnuts.

hahaha good point but i find it mad that a lot of people seem to think the internet is the safest place on the planet to put a whole load of personal info. people are mad

smash · 19-08-2015 12:52PM

Wanderer78 wrote: »

hahaha good point but i find it mad that a lot of people seem to think the internet is the safest place on the planet to put a whole load of personal info. people are mad

Well no. There's a difference between a paid subscription service and the likes of facebook. You expect subscription services to be secure. The hackers are patting themselves on the back over this purely on the basis of the fact they got personal details which puts them in a position to blackmail people or ruin their lives.

Falthyron · 19-08-2015 12:55PM

smash wrote: »

Well no. There's a difference between a paid subscription service and the likes of facebook. You expect subscription services to be secure. The hackers are patting themselves on the back over this purely on the basis of the fact they got personal details which puts them in a position to blackmail people or ruin their lives.

The only people the hackers have blackmailed are the owners of the website. The demand was to take the website offline, the threat was to release all information stolen by the hackers. The website could have shut itself down to save the data of its customers, but it chose not to. Hackers followed through on their threat.

Until the names and details are released to a more accessible network or site, (if it hasn't already - Hi 4chan! *waves*) it will be difficult for the average person to search for their information.

The Corinthian · 19-08-2015 12:56PM

Wanderer78 wrote: »

moral off the story?

In cyberspace everyone can hear you scream.

Menas · 19-08-2015 12:57PM

Wanderer78 wrote: »

moral off the story?

Zip up yer Mickey.
(Or HooHaa).

Wanderer78 · 19-08-2015 12:59PM

smash wrote: »

Well no. There's a difference between a paid subscription service and the likes of facebook. You expect subscription services to be secure. The hackers are patting themselves on the back over this purely on the basis of the fact they got personal details which puts them in a position to blackmail people or ruin their lives.

and this is where i have the problem. all social media sites arent free! not a single bit of the internet is secure, period. never has been, never will be. nature of the best im afraid. i.e. dont ever put personal info online. the whole setup of ashley madison is shameful in every way. from its pure existence to those that use it. at some stage some person or people sat down and decided to set up this site. how shameful is that? to make a lot of money on the backs of failing relationships! how low can you go!

smash · 19-08-2015 12:59PM

Falthyron wrote: »

The only people the hackers have blackmailed are the owners of the website. The demand was to take the website offline, the threat was to release all information stolen by the hackers. The website could have shut itself down to save the data of its customers, but it chose not to. Hackers followed through on their threat.

And who suffers? Certainly not the site owners.

Falthyron wrote: »

Until the names and details are released to a more accessible network or site, (if it hasn't already - Hi 4chan! *waves*) it will be difficult for the average person to search for their information.

You can be guaranteed that the minute it hit the dark web it was downloaded and re-uploaded across all torrent sites.

Wanderer78 · 19-08-2015 01:01PM

Falthyron wrote: »

Until the names and details are released to a more accessible network or site, (if it hasn't already - Hi 4chan! *waves*) it will be difficult for the average person to search for their information.

oh i expect it to be everywhere by the end of the day

seamus · 19-08-2015 01:02PM

smash wrote: »

People are cnuts.

Some people are.

The internet just allows them become international cvnts rather than remaining local cvnts.

There was a good C4 documentary the other night about revenge porn sites, and how the people who run them justify it. Some of them were just mysogynists, but the majority just don't care. There's money to be made so it doesn't matter who gets fncked over. One guy had a real naive 4chan outlook on it - "If you take a photo, you should expect it to end up online sooner or later". Therefore don't take any photos you don't want online.

Even if only 1,000 of these people existed in the world, there are billions of nefarious things they can get involved in.

Most of those who engage in this kind of hacking and scripting stuff are naive teenagers, misanthropes or just straight up sociopaths.

smash · 19-08-2015 01:02PM

Wanderer78 wrote: »

and this is where i have the problem. all social media sites arent free! not a single bit of the internet is secure, period. never has been, never will be. nature of the best im afraid. i.e. dont ever put personal info online. the whole setup of ashley madison is shameful in every way. from its pure existence to those that use it. at some stage some person or people sat down and decided to set up this site. how shameful is that? to make a lot of money on the backs of failing relationships! how low can you go!

Shameful is a matter of opinion. Just because you don't agree with it, doesn't mean that the members should be outed for their behavior. The personal information captured from the site was through the billing engine, which is a necessity for credit card purchases. This should be secure.

you need to ignore the context of the site that was hacked and just think about it. I mean, if it was realex that got hacked I'm sure you'd think a lot differently about the situation.

19-08-2015 01:05PM

smash wrote: »

And who suffers? Certainly not the site owners.

You can be guaranteed that the minute it hit the dark web it was downloaded and re-uploaded across all torrent sites.

The site owners do suffer. Do you really think that people will continue singing up to their website now knowing what was happened?

Also people seem still confused over why this happened - it doesn't appear to have anything to do with what the site is there for, it all happened because AM lied and made a tidy profit from said lie.

Wanderer78 · 19-08-2015 01:07PM

smash wrote: »

Shameful is a matter of opinion. Just because you don't agree with it, doesn't mean that the members should be outed for their behavior. The personal information captured from the site was through the billing engine, which is a necessity for credit card purchases. This should be secure.

you need to ignore the context of the site that was hacked and just think about it. I mean, if it was realex that got hacked I'm sure you'd think a lot differently about the situation.

the truth is, millions is robbed from 'secure' servers all the time, but of course we dont hear of that much, just now and again. its the truth of the internets im afraid. of course paid services should be secure but as mentioned, theyre not

Rezident · 19-08-2015 01:11PM

Jayz this could be carnage. Never heard of the site before, is this legit? Any chance the site is just trying to gain publicity? We’ve all heard of its name now!

If it is true, have to say I kind of support the hackers on this one. A site that actively encourages affairs is pretty disgusting, even for the internet.

Ashley Madison details now online

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