2:41 PM Apple and Google join 'strike force' to crack down on robocalls. The second Ashley Madison leak is mostly source code By Russell Brandom; on August 20, 2015 09:16 pm; @russellbrandom; Tweet Share. Ashley Madison clients' passwords REVEALED: What the login details tell us about sordid online cheaters.
Ashley Madison hackers follow through on threat to expose users. When casual sex and cheating site Ashley Madison was hacked last month, the perpetrators gained access to personal data for millions of users, and threatened to release it unless parent company Avid Life Media took the site and its sister enterprise Established Men down for good. Now, less than a month after the data was stolen, it has allegedly surfaced online. The records currently available appear to include credit card details, in addition to addresses, phone numbers, and names of users. A searchable database has been constructed from the information. The information was first posted on the dark web, before the group behind the attacks — calling itself the Impact Team — announced its release on Reddit earlier this week. A searchable database has been constructed using the information, allowing interested parties to search for people by name or email address, and returning details including their sexual preference, contact details, body type, and fetishes. User passwords are encrypted with the bcrypt algorithm, suggesting that Ashley Madison at least took steps to secure that information while on file, but Robert Graham, CEO of Erratasec, told Wired that . A company statement, however, stopped short of saying that the latest release was actual data. Separately, journalist and security expert Brian Krebs says he's spoken to three sources who found their names and the last four digits of their credit cards in the database. In its Reddit post, the Impact Team referenced its earlier demand that Avid Life Media take down Ashley Madison and Established Men, having previously characterized the latter as . Prosecute them and claim damages. Then move on with your life. Learn your lesson and make amends. Embarrassing now, but you'll get over it. Site for people who can't be trusted can't be trusted . We are working with law enforcement agencies, which are investigating this criminal act. Any and all parties responsible for this act of cyber- terrorism will be held responsible. The extent of the breach remains unclear and something not covered by ALM's initial statement. The Impact Team claims to have obtained access to user databases, financial records and other sensitive data. The hackers leaked samples of what purports to be account data, leaked maps of internal company servers, employee credentials and company bank account data. The leaked account data comes from all three sites, of which Ashley Madison, which boasts 3. The breach comes weeks after cybercrooks hacked into and leaked account data from hookup site Adult. Friend. Finder in a markedly similar attack. The Impact Team claim its pwnage of ALM was motivated by an attempt to undermine . The other websites may stay online. Whatever the motives of the attackers the breach of an online hookup site with millions of members poses a far greater problem than a similar hack against a mainstream e- commerce or social networking site. Users are faced with a far greater problem than being obliged to change their passwords or facing the increased risks from targeted phishing. The leaked data could become fodder for extortion or blackmail, security experts are already warning..
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