ICYMI: Ashley Madison hacked and Iniesta's Instagram woe

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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), external

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), external

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), external

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), external

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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