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2. Hunter Biden: I Wasn't On Ashley Madison

Tue Aug 25, 2015, 06:21 PM

Aug 2015

By Katie Bo Williams - 08/25/15 03:39 PM EDT
Vice President Biden’s son Hunter Biden says the account using his email address on the infidelity website Ashley Madison did not belong to him.

“I am certain that the account in question is not mine,” Hunter Biden said in a statement. “This account was clearly set up by someone else without my knowledge.”

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Biden, a married father of three, is one of many political personalities whose email information was included in the massive cache of Ashley Madison user data released by hackers last week.

But the appearance of a given email address or account name in the database is not a smoking gun, experts say. Ashley Madison doesn’t authenticate email addresses when users sign up, deliberately giving users the “plausible deniability” of membership.

Biden alluded to the lack of authentication in his statement, indicating that he had been targeted in this kind of scam before.

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Report: Joe Biden�s Son Hunter�s Email Linked to Ashley Madison Account [View all] Agschmid Aug 2015 OP

I believe him. hrmjustin Aug 2015 #1

I really don't care if it is or isn't him ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #4

I don't care. AngryAmish Aug 2015 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #25

I don't care, but I also don't believe him jberryhill Aug 2015 #20

Hunter Biden: I Wasn't On Ashley Madison Purveyor Aug 2015 #2

If Ashley Madison didn't verify email addresses, they have opened themselves up to a massive lawsuit nichomachus Aug 2015 #3

No kidding. Agschmid Aug 2015 #6

This includes a verified credit card jberryhill Aug 2015 #7

How can you tell credit card was use? 4139 Aug 2015 #8

Do you see the column at the right? jberryhill Aug 2015 #11

Ouch! Thanks! 4139 Aug 2015 #13

Here's why Biden's explanation makes no sense jberryhill Aug 2015 #19

If his CC card was stolen, where are the other bogus charges? Stealing CCsmis about cash 4139 Aug 2015 #24

Here's what you can do jberryhill Aug 2015 #27

IRL, an identity thief opened up a credit card with just my name,birthdate, and an old address. haele Aug 2015 #21

Yes, it can be done... now, think for a second jberryhill Aug 2015 #22

devils advocate here Kali Aug 2015 #36

It's kind of like the scene in Dr. Strangelove... jberryhill Aug 2015 #39

well obviously I would be shitty at blackmail Kali Aug 2015 #41

a: I don't care. b: the lat/long is DC and the IP is cingular cell. n/t lumberjack_jeff Aug 2015 #9

The lat/long is just derived from the provided city/state, not the IP. PSPS Aug 2015 #15

Looks that way to me too. n/t lumberjack_jeff Aug 2015 #49

Just an email address proves nothing. They don't verify email addresses. The IP is Orlando. PSPS Aug 2015 #10

The IP is not Orlando jberryhill Aug 2015 #12

More information PSPS Aug 2015 #14

ummm.... you seem confused jberryhill Aug 2015 #18

Not confused at all PSPS Aug 2015 #26

There is no "CC last" timestamp for accounts which did not have a CC charge jberryhill Aug 2015 #30

That's my point. The screen shot may be a bogus paste-up job, especially considering its source. PSPS Aug 2015 #32

Which bring us back to "Why?" jberryhill Aug 2015 #38

Nor is that Duggar asshole. AngryAmish Aug 2015 #40

Duggar is a public figure jberryhill Aug 2015 #44

No GummyBearz Aug 2015 #16

and your proof is where.... dhill926 Aug 2015 #29

You blaming this on Hillary supporters!! riversedge Aug 2015 #31

They were smearing him in other threads GummyBearz Aug 2015 #34

you connected the wrong dots. riversedge Aug 2015 #45

You must be right GummyBearz Aug 2015 #46

D*mn, I hate the interwebs........hope my participation on DU isn't going to come back and bite me. a kennedy Aug 2015 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #23

The Junior Linda Tripp League seem to have quieted down. AngryAmish Aug 2015 #42

If he's not interested in regulating people's sex lives... Mike Nelson Aug 2015 #28

I don't care what ANY 840high Aug 2015 #33

Embarrassing for him, and it seems more than likely that he signed up for Ashley Madison. Nye Bevan Aug 2015 #35

Sounds like something Karl Rove would be capable of. lpbk2713 Aug 2015 #37

Swiping sideways. Skidmore Aug 2015 #43

I believe Robert, its obviously a GOP hit job, but then again, this is a prime example ericson00 Aug 2015 #47

Well, my email is not on "the list" PowerToThePeople Aug 2015 #48