The blackmail of Ashley Madison users has already begun

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Quote from: Darude Sandstorm on August 21, 2015, 01:06:16 PM

Quote from: tadakaluri on August 21, 2015, 12:32:59 PM

According to multiple media reports on Friday, blackmailers have started trawling the database, widely available online, in an attempt to extort the users on it.

If the data is already out there then why is it such a big deal. These scammers are just bluffing. Are they really going to contact the millions of people? No. Theyre just hoping people will panic and pay up. If you do pay thpugh they'll probably target you further.

Exactly, the data is still on pirate bay to be downloaded by anybody, and if they can just spam emails out to people then someone is bound to give in, with the millions of addresses leaked.

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Quote from: tadakaluri on August 21, 2015, 12:32:59 PM

According to multiple media reports on Friday, blackmailers have started trawling the database, widely available online, in an attempt to extort the users on it.

If the data is already out there then why is it such a big deal. These scammers are just bluffing. Are they really going to contact the millions of people? No. Theyre just hoping people will panic and pay up. If you do pay thpugh they'll probably target you further.

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It'll never end. There's probably several thousand hostile little brats all with the same info trying to outdo each other.

If I was in the market to exploit the misery of others I'd be charging to remove their details. Just like Ashley Madison funnily enough.

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This is to be expected from a pseudo-anonymous currency, if people can get away with these kinds of things, they will. Even if only 1/1000 people they send this to fall for this, it was worth their effort.

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According to multiple media reports on Friday, blackmailers have started trawling the database, widely available online, in an attempt to extort the users on it.

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Here's the part of the message they received:

Unfortunately your data was leaked in the recent hacking of Ashley Madison and I now have your information. If you would like to prevent me from finding and sharing this information with your significant other send exactly 2.00000054 bitcoins (approx. value $450 USD) to the following address...

You can check the complete news here: http://www.businessinsider.in/The-blackmail-of-Ashley-Madison-users-has-already-begun/articleshow/48582564.cms

Once again underground people start spoiling Bitcoin's reputation.

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