Affair / cheating site where member's personal information leaked Dada, double the data of the previous time is released

By Madilyn Peiper

The world's largest affair / cheating SNS ' Ashley Madison (Ashley Madison)' was hacked and personal information for about 37 million people leaked, and information such as credit card information and personal sexual preferences was released on the Internet. However, it turned out that the hacker group released a huge torrent file, which is considered to be the 'second edition' of the acquired data. In the data, we also found a name that seems to be the mail folder of Mr. Noel Biderman, CEO of the site.

Hackers Dump More Ashley Madison Data | Motherboard
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Second - Larger - Ashley Madison Dump Released - TrustedSec - Information Security
https://www.trustedsec.com/august-2015/second-larger-ashley-madison-dump-released/

The hacker group 'Impact Team' that attacked Ashley Madison posted a new message on the 'dark site' on the Internet. It says 'Hey Noel, you can admit it's real now', which is the same as what the Impact Team used in the previous post. I know PGP keys are being used.

The total data capacity is 19GB, which is huge. It is also clear that it contains a compressed file with a name reminiscent of Mr. Biderman's mail folder, 'noel.biderman.mail.7z'.

Prior to this, Mr. Biderman criticized the leaked data as a fake and criticized the leaked play as a ``criminal act,'' and it is believed that the above-mentioned message was sent in response to this. . In addition, according to the media that actually tried to verify the contents, it was found that the inside of the data was destroyed in an inexplicable way, and it is possible that the data itself is fake. increase.

Regarding Ashley Madison, it is also known that there is a case where access was made via the network in the building of a US government agency, and the act of accessing the adultery site during business hours where national tax is invested. There are also voices of doubt.

Cheating website subscribers included WH, Congress workers
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/065953e72e9649e0bc6efb69b06295ed/evidence-infidelities-spreads-online-wake-hack

The Associated Press conducted its own investigation to identify a person who accessed Ashley Madison from a government agency. Among them were at least two assistant federal prosecutors, an IT manager from the presidential executive branch, an investigator from the Ministry of Justice and a lawyer. And it is said that there are cases where credit card payments were made using e-mail addresses of government agencies provided for business purposes, not personal addresses. Although AP has succeeded in identifying an individual, it has declared that the individual's name will not be disclosed on the grounds that the individual is not an elected employee and that it is not an illegal act.

In response to inquiries from the Associated Press, most individuals do not respond or refuse to respond because they do not have permission from the organization. An employee who responded on the condition of anonymity said that he had commented that he was doing something he shouldn't have done.

In response to the series of events, Avid Life Media, the site's parent company, has announced a comment that the hacker group is a 'criminal', and announced that law enforcement agencies in the United States and Canada are embarking on an investigation. He declined to comment, citing an ongoing investigation.

There is also the fact that data containing very sensitive information has leaked out, so it seems that attention will be focused inevitably on future movements.