DataBreaches.Net

Menu
  • About
  • Breach Notification Laws
  • Privacy Policy
  • Transparency Report
Menu

Ashley Madison blackmailers threaten to create Cheater’s Gallery exposing members who don’t pay up

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Dissent

Graham Cluley reports:

Blackmailers are once again trying to make money out of the notorious Ashley Madison hack, which exposed the details of registered members of the cheating website in 2015.

Robin Harris writes on ZDNet that he has received a blackmail threat, alerting him that unless he pays up $500 worth of Bitcoin his personal details will be shared on a new website being created by the extortionists.

The site, which the blackmailers claim will be launched on May 1 2017, is said to be called “Cheater’s Gallery”:

“On May 1 2017 we are launching our new site — Cheaters Gallery – exposing those who cheat and destroy families. We will launch the site with a big email to all the friends and family of cheaters taken from Facebook, LinkedIn and other social sites. This will include you if do not pay to opting out.”

Read more on HotForSecurity.


Related:

  • Qantas obtains injunction to prevent hacked data’s release
  • Ransomware attack disrupts Korea's largest guarantee insurer
  • Former U.S. Soldier Pleads Guilty to Hacking and Extortion Scheme Involving Telecommunications Companies
  • Four people bailed after arrests over cyber attacks on M&S, Co-op and Harrods
  • Mississippi Law Firm Sues Cyber Insurer Over Coverage for Scam
  • Multiple lawsuits filed against Doyon Ltd over April 2024 data breach and late notification
Category: Business Sector

Post navigation

← UPSA Sacks 22 Students For Hacking for Grade Manipulation Scheme
A Week Later, Hacked Spyware Vendors Haven’t Warned Their 130,000 Customers →

Now more than ever

"Stand with Ukraine:" above raised hands. The illustration is in blue and yellow, the colors of Ukraine's flag.

Search

Browse by Categories

Recent Posts

  • WA: Cyber-attacks problem for small hospitals
  • Florida prison data breach exposes visitors’ contact information to inmates
  • Experian Wins Appeal to Send Data Breach Victim to Arbitration
  • ICANN sends breach notice to domain registrar Webnic about failure to deal with DNS abuse compliants properly
  • Canadian cybercriminal sentenced to a year in prison for NFT theft scheme
  • Oops! Catasauqua employees’ Social Security numbers, other data accidentally sent to government watchdog group
  • EU-wide Breach Notification Template on the Horizon
  • Sex toy maker Lovense caught leaking users’ email addresses and exposing accounts to takeovers
  • Hackers wipe out Rs 384 crore from Bengaluru cryptocurrency firm Neblio Technologies; firm says inside job
  • Intelligence cyberattack on Crimea. Documents confirming abduction of children from Ukraine found

No, You Can’t Buy a Post or an Interview

This site does not accept sponsored posts or link-back arrangements. Inquiries about either are ignored.

And despite what some trolls may try to claim: DataBreaches has never accepted even one dime to interview or report on anyone. Nor will DataBreaches ever pay anyone for data or to interview them.

Want to Get Our RSS Feed?

Grab it here:

https://databreaches.net/feed/

RSS Recent Posts on PogoWasRight.org

  • Trump administration is launching a new private health tracking system with Big Tech’s help
  • Attorney General James Takes Action to Protect Sensitive Personal Information of Tens of Millions of People
  • Searches of Your Private Data in the Cloud Amount to Illicit State Action
  • How a Tax Subpoena in Ohio Tests European Privacy Law
  • Cambodia moves to enact comprehensive data privacy law
  • White House ordered to restore Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood clinics
  • California Attorney General Announces $1.55M CCPA Settlement with Healthline.com

Have a News Tip?

Email: Tips[at]DataBreaches.net

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

Contact Me

Email: info[at]databreaches.net

Mastodon: Infosec.Exchange/@PogoWasRight

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

DMCA Concern: dmca[at]databreaches.net
© 2009 – 2025 DataBreaches.net and DataBreaches LLC. All rights reserved.