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Users of Ashley Madison – which a dating website for married people looking to have an affair – was attacked by hackers in July. Those behind the attack, who refer to themselves the Impact Team, threatened to release the data unless the site was removed. It is understood they had managed to steal the names and addresses of users, as well as those who had previously paid to 'delete' their account; but now the data is alleged to have appeared on the 'dark web'.
According to technology website Wired, 9.7 gigabytes of data was posted online with the material said to have included members accounts and credit card details.
Some data had already been leaked last month.
In a statement on its website, Canada-based Avid Life Media, the company behind Ashley Madison, said: "We have now learned that the individual or individuals responsible for this attack claim to have released more of the stolen data.
"We are actively monitoring and investigating this situation to determine the validity of any information posted online and will continue to devote significant resources to this effort. Furthermore, we will continue to put forth substantial efforts into removing any information unlawfully released to the public, as well as continuing to operate our business.
"This event is not an act of hacktivism, it is an act of criminality. It is an illegal action against the individual members of AshleyMadison.com, as well as any freethinking people who choose to engage in fully lawful online activities.
"The criminal, or criminals, involved in this act have appointed themselves as the moral judge, juror, and executioner, seeing fit to impose a personal notion of virtue on all of society. We will not sit idly by and allow these thieves to force their personal ideology on citizens around the world."
The company added that it is "continuing to fully cooperate with law enforcement to seek to hold the guilty parties accountable to the strictest measures of the law."
Ashley Madison, whose tagline is, 'Life is short, have an affair', operates in more than 50 countries and has 37 million users. More than a million of those are believed to live in the UK.
(JP)
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Data Of Ashley Madison Customers 'Leaked' Online
It has been reported that customer data stolen from a dating website last month has been published online.Users of Ashley Madison – which a dating website for married people looking to have an affair – was attacked by hackers in July. Those behind the attack, who refer to themselves the Impact Team, threatened to release the data unless the site was removed. It is understood they had managed to steal the names and addresses of users, as well as those who had previously paid to 'delete' their account; but now the data is alleged to have appeared on the 'dark web'.
According to technology website Wired, 9.7 gigabytes of data was posted online with the material said to have included members accounts and credit card details.
Some data had already been leaked last month.
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In a statement on its website, Canada-based Avid Life Media, the company behind Ashley Madison, said: "We have now learned that the individual or individuals responsible for this attack claim to have released more of the stolen data.
"We are actively monitoring and investigating this situation to determine the validity of any information posted online and will continue to devote significant resources to this effort. Furthermore, we will continue to put forth substantial efforts into removing any information unlawfully released to the public, as well as continuing to operate our business.
"This event is not an act of hacktivism, it is an act of criminality. It is an illegal action against the individual members of AshleyMadison.com, as well as any freethinking people who choose to engage in fully lawful online activities.
"The criminal, or criminals, involved in this act have appointed themselves as the moral judge, juror, and executioner, seeing fit to impose a personal notion of virtue on all of society. We will not sit idly by and allow these thieves to force their personal ideology on citizens around the world."
The company added that it is "continuing to fully cooperate with law enforcement to seek to hold the guilty parties accountable to the strictest measures of the law."
Ashley Madison, whose tagline is, 'Life is short, have an affair', operates in more than 50 countries and has 37 million users. More than a million of those are believed to live in the UK.
(JP)
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