Before he could register that opinion, though, he had to figure out what the heck “Ashley Madison” is.
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The information disclosed by the hackers of Ashley Madison said that around 31 million accounts belonged to male users and around 5 million accounts belonged to women.
Many users have desperately tried to explain why they were linked to the site.
After Paul was given the rundown on Ashley Madison and the hack, he replied, “I don’t know if adultery is against the law still”.
The data dump contained email addresses of USA government officials, United Kingdom civil servants, and workers at European and North American corporations, taking already deep-seated fears about Internet security and data protection to a new level.
Information collected by AshleyMadison.com and released by the hackers included uses name, address, phone numbers, date of birth, weight and height and what turned them on, as well as what type of activities they were seeking.
The leaks have garnered significant media attention because of the unique nature of the Ashley Madison website, which markets its services towards people in committed relationships who want to start affairs.
On Monday, Canadian police said the hack has triggered extortion crimes and led to two unconfirmed reports of suicides.
Attorney Julian Hammond, who says his firm has litigated class-action lawsuits against companies like Google, Apple and Hulu, said the Ashley Madison breach is unprecedented in his experience. According to reports, there were 30-gigabyte archive emails from the company’s CEO Noel Biderman suggesting that they hacked into a rival website in 2012. “To the hacking community who engage in discussions on the dark web and who no doubt have information that could assist this investigation, we’re also appealing to you to do the right thing”.
The company behind Ashley Madison is offering a $500,000 Canadian (US $378,000) reward for information leading to the arrest of members of a group that hacked the site.
So far, there is limited available information about the reported suicides.
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The new wire added that the Toronto-based Avid Life Media, which could not be reached for comments, was sued in Canada last week for $760 million in damages.
