Ashley Madison dating website hacked, threatened data release is a perfect illustration of the perils – and promise – of our Internet-connected, hacktivist age. A hacker or group called “Impact Team” has claimed credit for an attack against Toronto-based Ashley Madison parent company Avid Life Media, and threatened to out its members, unless the business shuts down three of its dating sites. Such threats are dangerous because they go far beyond hacktivism as “an electronic form of protest,” says Radware’s vice president of security solutions Carl Herberger.”]
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