Shame Alert: Porn Site Loses Thousands of Member Names
The typical concern around a Web site security breach regards credit card or personal data. But when a major operator of pornography sites has its user lists swiped, there could be more at stake. Would you rather lose money or suffer a dose of shame?
New Jersey-based Too Much Media Corp. announced that its user lists had been compromised. No credit card data was taken. Too Much Media manages lists for thousands of pornography sites and -- so far -- the stolen e-mail addresses have been used to blast users with lots of spam.
The concern for users is that their online activities may be exposed to associates, friends or family, people to whom they'd rather not reveal their cravings for porn.
The concern for the pornography industry, on the other hand, is a loss of trust with their customers. Too Much Media states it is looking into how the breach occurred.
Now, aren't you glad we made it all this way without any innuendo? The word "breach" alone is just begging to be twisted.
From LA Daily News.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
ascatal @ Dec 31st 2007 4:38PM
can you say blacvkmail? I knew you could! but seriously there are gonna be a lot of pissed off porn fans
Keith @ Jan 1st 2008 5:39AM
There is alot more information available about this issue on my website, icwt.us. I was the one who originally broke the story before the LA Daily News took off without (without crediting the source).
scroncher @ Apr 1st 2008 6:43PM
Damn, now I have to change my name from Lance Fleischmann.