Ashley Madison hacker manifesto exposes 2 members, including Mississauga man

One ironically covets “discretion and secrecy” and has an “average sex drive.”

The other, a Mississauga man, likes to “give and receive oral sex” and has a penchant for “role playing.”

Both of them at one point created accounts on the infidelity website Ashley Madison, believing their personal information and sexual proclivities were secure and private.

They’ve now both seen the other side of betrayal, exposed by hackers intent on making an unforgettable impact on millions of “cheating dirtbags” and the website that facilitates their adulterous forays.

The hackers, aptly named The Impact Team, published a manifesto on Thursday, naming the men and sharing their intimate details.

The group takes issue with the website’s profile-removal option, which is known as the ‘full delete’ and costs $19. They claim the profile is never fully removed, with names and addresses remaining in Ashley Madison’s databases.

According to the manifesto, the Mississauga man paid to have his info deleted, to no avail.

Ashley Madison has since offered the full delete free of charge, but the hackers want the site and two others, Cougar Life and Established Men, taken offline permanently.

All three sites are owned by Toronto-based Avid Life Media.

Security expert David Hyde said Ashley Madison, which explicitly promised discretion for ‘extramarital affairs’ could never live up to that vow, just as its users couldn’t live up to the vows of marriage.

“This just shows that even if you think that you’ve got great security, or you advertise on high security, there still are inherent vulnerabilities with online databases, online resources, wireless connectivity, and people need to be wary,” Hyde said.

“Crooks can break into the highest tech systems,” he adds.

The only true way to safeguard yourself, Hyde warns, is to refrain from sharing such information online.

“Do you want that information you’re sharing to get out into the public realm? If you don’t then be very wary of sharing it in an online forum or through a website…because it is possible to intercept those communications.”

Hackers can even secretly gain control of your computer or webcam through infected software you’ve unknowingly downloaded.  It’s called Remote Administration Tool (RAT) and Hyde says it can give strangers a frighteningly intimate view of your life.

A baby monitor is a great example, your home video system, people have these cheap cameras that they buy off the internet and feel secure with them, but somebody can tap into that I.P. address and now they can view through your cameras and see around your property.”

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With files from Erin Criger

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