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Hackers Attack Adultery Site Ashley Madison, Threaten to Expose 37 Million Users - C C - Jul 20, 2015
http://www.socialmediatoday.com/technology-data/carianneking/2015-07-20/hackers-attack-adultery-site-ashley-madison-threaten-expose
EXCERPT: Ashley Madison, a service that connects married persons looking to have an affair, was the victim of a widespread cyber attack that compromised the data of approximately 37.5 million users. The hackers, who refer to themselves as “The Impact Team,” posted a sampling of the data stolen [...] as well as its other dating service site Established Men (“Connecting beautiful young woman to successful men”), and said they would post the data of all of the other users if Ashley Madison did not go offline. The hack is believed to be an inside job. [...] If ALM does not comply with their wishes, the hackers have threatened to release names, credit card information, and “secret sexual fantasies.”...