Not too long ago, some hackers under the name of "Impact Team" busted into the Ashley Madison website and stole confidential data associated with millions of clients. Given the goal of the website is to encourage folks to have affairs, I'm pretty sure it's a bad thing if that data ever gets out.
Well, the other shoe has dropped, and bad things either are, or are about to, happen. Reports are emerging tonight that the data has been dumped onto the Dark Web, and folks who know how to navigate this cobwebby place where Google does not go (you'll need a Tor server, and Onion router, and a hefty dose of Dark Web knowledge) are already digging through the data.
My spidey sense (Peter Parker was a journalist, too, so I call dibs) tells me this has the potential to be one of the larger tech stories of the week. It's going to be a fun ride.
Well, if you're not an Ashley Madison client, that is.
Related media and interviews:
Well, the other shoe has dropped, and bad things either are, or are about to, happen. Reports are emerging tonight that the data has been dumped onto the Dark Web, and folks who know how to navigate this cobwebby place where Google does not go (you'll need a Tor server, and Onion router, and a hefty dose of Dark Web knowledge) are already digging through the data.
My spidey sense (Peter Parker was a journalist, too, so I call dibs) tells me this has the potential to be one of the larger tech stories of the week. It's going to be a fun ride.
Well, if you're not an Ashley Madison client, that is.
Related media and interviews:
- Ashley Madison stolen user data posted online by hackers: Reports, Toronto Sun, by Maryam Shah.
- Outed Ashley Madison user tip of the iceberg in Mississauga, Toronto Sun, by Maryam Shah
- Will Ashley Madison cyberattack shake customer confidence? CTV News, by Amy Legate-Wolfe
- NewsTalk 1010/John Moore just after 6:20
- CTV Canada AM/Marci Ien via FaceTime at 6:30 (video here).
- CJAD 800/Dave Fisher at 7:10.
- CBC Metro Morning/David Common at 8:13 a.m. (audio here, related CBC web stories here and here).
- 570News Kitchener/Eric Drozd
- CTV News Channel/Amanda Blitz
- CTV News Channel/Sandie Rinaldo at noon
- CP24/Steven LeDrew on CP24 at 12:15
- CTV National News/Peter Akman
- CBC Toronto
- CBC The National
- Global National
- CTV News Channel/Tech Panel with Merella Fernandez at 3:35
- AM1150 Kelowna/Gord Vizzutti
- Two in the hopper for Thursday: CBC Kitchener/Craig Norris at 6:40 a.m. and CBC Ontario Morning with Susan McReynolds at 7:50 a.m.
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2 comments:
My data was compromised at Target, Office of Personnel and now the IRS. They may even have a pattern of my body freckles for all I know...but not from the Ashley site!
I have heard of the deep web before but your blog definitely brought information to my attention that I was not aware of. The concept of trading with Bit Coins was interesting to me, however, how do these criminals ever make any money if they cannot allocate the cash from these coins? I disagree with your idea that the federal government should not regulate the deep web. The majority of activity on the deep web is criminal activity. I believe the government should step up their regulations for the deep web in order to decrease the amount of crime happening in the United States. It would be hard to monitor internet access from other people in the world but the United States needs to at least be monitoring this activity. By regulating and enforcing the laws on the deep web, the government might be able to confiscate the millions of dollars that is being traded from the hands of criminals.
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