ICYMI: Ashley Madison ‘hacked’

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    In Case You Missed It: a round-up of interesting technology-related links shared over the weekend.

    Online Cheating Site AshleyMadison Hacked (Krebs on Security)

    Speaking of which – security journalist/researcher Brian Krebs reports that dating site Ashley Madison, which seeks to set up extra-marital affairs, has been hacked.

    The Snapchat Elections Begin With Bernie, Hillary and Jeb (Recode)

    US Presidential hopefuls are turning to Snapchat in an attempt to connect with potential voters – and pulling that “parents on Skype not sure if it’s on” face as they go.

    UCLA Health System reports patient data breach; 4.5 million may be affected (LA Times)

    There’s a sense of “here we go again” with this, but that only highlights how worrying it is. A huge, possibly 4.5 million in total, breach of medical data.

    How Instagram closed my account and gave it to a football celebrity (Medium)

    Football fans will know Andres Iniesta well – he scored the goal that won the World Cup for Spain in 2010. But you may be less familar with Andres Iniesta, a bloke who absolutely didn’t score the goal that won the World Cup for Spain in 2010.

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