There are strong indications that the data is real -- at least, that it's come from the site. However, it's likely that much of the data is forged or bogus in some way, so don't believe everything you read.
"Life is short. Have an affair." -- that was Ashley Madison's strapline. Worryingly, for some spouses whose names appear in the dump, life might indeed be short.
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Kim Zetter got the tipoff:
Is it real Brian Krebs says so, for three reasons:
The company statement is rather equivocal:
Graham Cluley recounts what happened after the initial announcement last month:
Commentators such as Jon Stephens, perhaps
But Bruce Ide marches in with this:
Meanwhile, Christopher Hacking goes off on this philosophical, epidemiological, historical tangent:
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