Ashley Madison Breach
How Hacks Happen
English - October 01, 2021 15:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MB - ★ - 1 ratingTechnology hack hacking hacks cybersecurity cryptography security cyber security infosec Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In July 2015, a very polite group of hackers called The Impact Team stole the data of over 30 million users from Ashley Madison, a website for cheating spouses, and threatened to dump it all over the dark web if the site wasn't shut down. The site stayed up, and the data went out. Learn about how hackers worldwide have used the data to blackmail users, the denials (and eventual resignations) of Ashley Madison executives, and the many clues, including the hackers' unusual level of politeness, that point to certain culprits.
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