Hashley madison hack
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An Ashley Madison user received a terrifying blackmail letter
Hello, [redacted], you don't know me ut I know you very well. As you likely know, the Ashley Madison website was hacked a little while back and in the process some personal information from tens of millions of their clients was compromised. As scary as that sounds, most of their families will never find out. First, they would have to actively seek out the information. Second, the files containing the information are multiple gigabtytes in size and are not all that convenient to access if you don't know how. There will be some spammers who shoot our mass threatening emails to those on the lists but they can safely be ignored. Only the unlucky few will draw the attention of a true blackmailer willing to actually research a target's family and acquaintances. Unfortunately, [REDACTED], you are one of the unlucky ones.
Yes, I know about your secret, that you paid for services from a company that specializes in facilitating adultery. But what makes me a threat to you is that I have also spent several days getting to know about you, your family and others in your life. All you have to do in order to prevent me from using this information against you, [REDACTED], is to pay me $2000. And before you ignore this letter consider this: You received this via first class mail. It wasn't a spam email some Nigerian sent to thousands of people. That means I spent money on it. It means I took extensive counter-forensics measures to ensure the Postal Inspector would not be able to track it back to me via post marks or via prints and DNA. It means I paid cash for a printer that couldn‘t be traced back to me. I have spent considerable time and money on you, [REDACTED]. So if you decide to ignore me, you can be certain that I sure as hell won‘t ignore you.
The last man to whom I sent a similar letter decided to ignore me. Perhaps he thought I was bluffing. Feel free to contact him yourself if you wish to verify my sincerity. His name is [redacted] and he is a [redacted]. Their website is [redacted]. His phone number, if he hasn't changed it yet from embarrassment, is [redacted]. He used his office address for his credit card billing on Ashley Madison but I was still able to track down his residential address, at [REDACTED]. From there it was a simple matter to learn that he has a wife named [REDACTED], who works for a [REDACTED]. He has a lovely college-aged daughter named [REDACTED], though she goes by [REDACTED].
So here is what I did when [REDACTED] did not pay up by the deadline.
I of course anonymously contacted his wife, [REDACTED], and told her about [REDACTED]'s membership on Ashley Madison and told her how to confirm it for herself. But I didn't stop there. l also contacted [REDACTED]'s work colleagues. I also contacted his daughter. And his daughters boyfriend. And I contacted several of his superiors, peers, and subordinates at [REDACTED].
You see, [REDACTED], if you don't comply with my demand I am not just going to humiliate you, I am going to humiliate those close to you as well.
There was another man to whom I gave the same letter and he chose to pay. I'll call him "Mr. Wise." No, that isn't his real name. I am not going to share any of his information with you or anyone else. Ever. You see, HIS secret is safe with me. And he will never hear from me again.
So the only real question you need to ask yourself is whether you want me to treat you like [REDACTED} or like "Mr. Wise." That choice is completely yours.
- Yes, but did he contact [redacted]'s aunt's cousin's nephew's roommate's dog's uncle? Poser.SteveJobs
- And who blackmails for $2k? Why not throw in a pizza, a case of beer and some Slipknot tickets? Go clean your room and help your sis with her homework Johnny.SteveJobs
- ^ Well he gave all the details so new victim could easily check.fadein11
- I know, but the daughter's boyfriend and work colleagues? If i was contacted about a colleagues personal life choice I'd be pissed at them for wasting my time.SteveJobs
- Pretty fucked up but it was only a matter of time.mg33
- What would you guys do?Bennn
- What would I do?
I'd ask for more than $2000.nb