Ashley Madison: Hackers Release Client Data

Ashley Madison: Hackers Release Client Data

AshleyMadison.com was designed for those in wedded bliss, but also those with less than honorable proclivities. The website tagline is, “Life is short. Have an affair.”After yesterday, their clients are more than likely under their desks, rocking in the fetal position.

Hackers who stole information about subscribers from a website geared toward people looking to cheat on their spouses have released the data online.

A file nearly 10 gigabytes in size was posted on the dark web Tuesday that included AshleyMadison.com account logins, credit card info and other details, Wired reported.

Nothing is a secret on the internet, and plenty of spouses are learning that today. Corey Nachreiner, the chief technology officer for WatchGuard internet security firm had this to say:

“It is a reminder that cyber criminals may be hacktivists with social agendas who want to disrupt day-to-day business or organised criminal groups going after your customers’ financial or personal data – or in this case, both.

Subscribe
Become a Victory Girl!

Are you interested in writing for Victory Girls? If you’d like to blog about politics and current events from a conservative POV, send us a writing sample here.
Ava Gardner
gisonboat
rovin_readhead