Researcher: Ashley Madison Hacker Found!

The Ashley Madison hack certainly raised more than just suspicious eyebrows, but I am quite sure that it also wrecked a handful of marriages along the way, taking into account how this site encouraged married people to sign up in order to have an affair, citing that life is short. Well, with details of more than 32 million accounts being shared, that would certainly account for a number of tiffs in households recently. However, the question remains – who is behind this hack? A security researcher claims that it might have performed by a Twitter user who happens to be known by the handle “Thadeus Zu”.

This security researcher is none other than Brian Krebs, who claims that Thadeus Zu’s Twitter account has indirectly revealed much information, thanks to the number of previous posts made, which means he might be one of the members of the “Impact Team” who have been said to be behind this digital attack. Thadeus Zu is vehement in denial, having tweeted, “They’re eyeballing the wrong dude here, man.”

Krebs shared, “Thadeus Zu — whoever and wherever he is in real life — may not have been directly involved in the Ashley Madison hack; he claims in several tweets that he was not part of the hack, but then in countless tweets he uses the royal “We” when discussing the actions and motivations of the Impact Team. But one thing is clear: If Zu wasn’t involved in the hack, he almost certainly knows who was.” [Press Release]

Edwin Kee
Categories: Computers
Tags: ashley madison, Hacking, Social Hit