Ashley Madison hack -- can it possibly get any worse (tl;dr: YES)
Worse for website owners Avid Media Group, sure. But worse for the real victims, more importantly -- the millions of people named in the hacked data dump, and their families.
Prurient interest notwithstanding, there's still plenty to say about this uncomfortable event. And no shortage of intelligent commentators to say it.
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As usual, Brian Krebs cycles in to drop this bomb:
Troy Hunt hears from "hundreds" of AM members:
David Kravets sounds sympathetic to Shakespeare's Dick The Butcher:
And Kristen V. Brown alleges another class of people "cashing in":
Meanwhile, John McAfee (yes, that one) alleges another allegation:
But rhtimsr1970 ain't so sure:
And dakdestructo agrees:
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