Hackers Threaten to Expose 37 Million Cheating AshleyMadison Users

shogun said:
Private info is private info. I'm just not a fan of hacking people's info. I've had my email hacked and someone tried to mess with my finances. Someone in my family had their credit card info stolen also. Hackers don't give a damn about moral stuff most of the time, they just wanna flex and be jerks.
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Many Hackers are moral about who they decide to target. Don't be upset that those morals aren't aligning to yours.

1. This data is not actually private. All of the data the hackers found was only accessible because it was being shared. The word you're looking for is "Protected". This data was supposed to be protected by the company behind the website. They obviously did not do a good job at that.

2. While there are undoubtedly innocent victims in any major hack, I highly doubt that you're not a fan of hacking peoples' info, just that you aren't a fan of it when it affects you or people you know and care for. Hacking into peoples' info has been around for a long time, and takes various shapes. Ever read a tabloid, watched a show or read an article that exposed infornation about someone? Did you want Iran to continue enriching uranium before their efforts were foiled by Stuxnet? How about the many hackers who help expose child pornographers and pedophiles? Those people out of luck as well?

3. From the outside looking in, it can seem like hackers are immoral jerks hiding behind keyboards (and there are definitely a few that fit the description,) but the majority of hackers don't do anything malicious at all. Many are moral with their skillset. Most are just tinkerers looking for something interesting.

You have to look at it from a hackers perspective. They can't contact the police, as they are ill-equipped to handle 99% of cyber crime. They can't tip off the feds, because they are in a legal grey area where it may have not actually been illegal to access where the data resides, but it is illegal for them to know about the data (See: verizon sms number hack.) Often, the only recourse a hacker has that will not bring any harm to themselves is exposing the company by threatening to release info. By doing it this way, you force the company to admit fault, actually fix the issue, and minimize chances of anything comimg back to you while also potentially netting you a nice payday. Everyone wins except for the company.

I highly doubt the info is leaked. It would be corporate suicide to not comply. The requests are reasonable afterall.
 
The hackers must have found their wives' profiles on that site.
 
Yeah said:
Many Hackers are moral about who they decide to target. Don't be upset that those morals aren't aligning to yours.

1. This data is not actually private. All of the data the hackers found was only accessible because it was being shared. The word you're looking for is "Protected". This data was supposed to be protected by the company behind the website. They obviously did not do a good job at that.

2. While there are undoubtedly innocent victims in any major hack, I highly doubt that you're not a fan of hacking peoples' info, just that you aren't a fan of it when it affects you or people you know and care for. Hacking into peoples' info has been around for a long time, and takes various shapes. Ever read a tabloid, watched a show or read an article that exposed infornation about someone? Did you want Iran to continue enriching uranium before their efforts were foiled by Stuxnet? How about the many hackers who help expose child pornographers and pedophiles? Those people out of luck as well?

3. From the outside looking in, it can seem like hackers are immoral jerks hiding behind keyboards (and there are definitely a few that fit the description,) but the majority of hackers don't do anything malicious at all. Many are moral with their skillset. Most are just tinkerers looking for something interesting.

You have to look at it from a hackers perspective. They can't contact the police, as they are ill-equipped to handle 99% of cyber crime. They can't tip off the feds, because they are in a legal grey area where it may have not actually been illegal to access where the data resides, but it is illegal for them to know about the data (See: verizon sms number hack.) Often, the only recourse a hacker has that will not bring any harm to themselves is exposing the company by threatening to release info. By doing it this way, you force the company to admit fault, actually fix the issue, and minimize chances of anything comimg back to you while also potentially netting you a nice payday. Everyone wins except for the company.

I highly doubt the info is leaked. It would be corporate suicide to not comply. The requests are reasonable afterall.
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Yep. Like the dude who found a flaw in the Snapchat code. He literally contacted the guys who run the damn thing and told them "HEY, HERE'S A VULNERABILITY. YOU SHOULD FIX IT." They ignored him, so he went hacking away and exposed millions of users' information. Only then did Snapchat finally acted on it, and they didn't even apologize to the users (mainly because Evan Spiegl is a self-centered you-know-what). Most hackers are "benevolent" hackers (I use the word "benevolent" pretty loosely in that instance), who merely find flaws and potential security risks and report them to the companies. And they get compensated for finding the flaws, too.
 
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shogun said:
Private info is private info. I'm just not a fan of hacking people's info. I've had my email hacked and someone tried to mess with my finances. Someone in my family had their credit card info stolen also. Hackers don't give a damn about moral stuff most of the time, they just wanna flex and be jerks.
Click to expand...

Many Hackers are moral about who they decide to target. Don't be upset that those morals aren't aligning to yours.

1. This data is not actually private. All of the data the hackers found was only accessible because it was being shared. The word you're looking for is "Protected". This data was supposed to be protected by the company behind the website. They obviously did not do a good job at that.

2. While there are undoubtedly innocent victims in any major hack, I highly doubt that you're not a fan of hacking peoples' info, just that you aren't a fan of it when it affects you or people you know and care for. Hacking into peoples' info has been around for a long time, and takes various shapes. Ever read a tabloid, watched a show or read an article that exposed infornation about someone? Did you want Iran to continue enriching uranium before their efforts were foiled by Stuxnet? How about the many hackers who help expose child pornographers and pedophiles? Those people out of luck as well?

3. From the outside looking in, it can seem like hackers are immoral jerks hiding behind keyboards (and there are definitely a few that fit the description,) but the majority of hackers don't do anything malicious at all. Many are moral with their skillset. Most are just tinkerers looking for something interesting.

You have to look at it from a hackers perspective. They can't contact the police, as they are ill-equipped to handle 99% of cyber crime. They can't tip off the feds, because they are in a legal grey area where it may have not actually been illegal to access where the data resides, but it is illegal for them to know about the data (See: verizon sms number hack.) Often, the only recourse a hacker has that will not bring any harm to themselves is exposing the company by threatening to release info. By doing it this way, you force the company to admit fault, actually fix the issue, and minimize chances of anything comimg back to you while also potentially netting you a nice payday. Everyone wins except for the company.

I highly doubt the info is leaked. It would be corporate suicide to not comply. The requests are reasonable afterall.
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This logic behind this site makes no sense to me.
 
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I dont think its ALL cheating people.

Probably some group activities being setup on there too....
 
eddiengambino said:
Skyzoo 73 said:
Is there any real yambs on there? im about to take the last call train and sign up.
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Maybe. :nerd:

Yeah said:
Many Hackers are moral about who they decide to target. Don't be upset that those morals aren't aligning to yours.
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Repped for this quote.
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Doesn't seem moral to look at people's credit card info when they shouldn't be looking at it in the first place and threaten to release it. I'm guessing that's illegal.
 
Tr1ll said:
Yall question the morality of exposing information of a company dedicated to and profiting from adultry?

I think all gloves are off here....
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Yeah fair fight.
The company is acting like a pimp advertising these thots that can't stay loyal
 
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Tr1ll said:
Yall question the morality of exposing information of a company dedicated to and profiting from adultry?

I think all gloves are off here....
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Doesn't make it right just because of what the website is.
 
I actually think Ashley Madison is dumb enough to sit on this or even dare the hackers to go ahead.

Many of these hook up sites are virus and bot central so they really dgaf.
 
Just saw on the news, the company ain't giving in. The hackers are slowly leaking the info now :lol:
 
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