Extra Marital Affairs Website Hacked With Thousands Of Names Set To Be Released

A website which allows people to have extramarital affairs has been hacked by a group threatening to release the identities of its subscription base. The AshleyMadison.com website was hacked by a The Impact Team hackers, who have confirmed to media they now have access to sensitive data stolen from the affairs website and two dating websites in its portfolio – Cougar Life and Established Men. In a statement released to media, the hackers said that if the company failed to completely shutdown Ashley Madison and Established Men, they would release "customer records, secret sexual fantasies, nude pictures, credit card transactions, real names and addresses as well employee documents and emails." The Impact Team told the public: "Full Delete netted ALM $1.7mm in revenue in 2014. It’s also a complete lie. “Users almost always pay with credit card; their purchase details are not removed as promised, and include real name and address, which is of course the most important information the users want removed.” The hackers' statement continues: “Too bad for those men, they’re cheating dirtbags and deserve no such discretion. “Too bad for ALM, you promised secrecy but didn’t deliver. We’ve got the complete set of profiles in our DB dumps, and we’ll release them soon if Ashley Madison stays online. And with over 37 million members, mostly from the US and Canada, a significant percentage of the population is about to have a very bad day, including many rich and powerful people.” AshleyMadison CEO Noel Biderman confirmed the hack and said the site is “working feverishly” to protect their subscribers’ identities. Story via Huffington Post