More than 30 North Carolina state and local government email addresses were uncovered by N.C. Capitol Connection, an online publication from the Civitas Institute, as part of the Ashley Madison hack, Civitas said in a news release. “Have an Affair”, is marketed to people who are married or in a committed relationship.
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That process includes the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, the RCMP, OPP and Toronto police, according to the company statement that says “the individual or individuals who are responsible for this straightforward case of theft should be held accountable to the fullest extent of global law”. Anyone could have used an email address to register a free account, and others included in the leak have protested that they joined for research purposes or as a joke.
“I’m aware of it,” Carter said of the issue, according to Reuters.
A couple of years ago, I went under cover (so to speak) on Ashley Madison and had a look around using a fake name and photo. Shore said he joined the website for a short time in search of companionship after he lost his wife to breast cancer.
On Thursday, the Pentagon announced it was looking into the more than 13,000 email addresses with military domains that appeared on the website.
The lawsuit argues that the privacy of Canadian members was breached in July when hackers infiltrated Ashley Madison’s website and downloaded private information.
The Huffington Post recently ranked the top 10 cities for adultery based on Ashley Madison membership numbers.
Garland and Fort Worth officials said they found fake city email addresses in the data.
Some firms have claimed to be receiving around three calls a day from anxious individuals who have discovered their partners’ details among the leaked data.
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While some lawyers are expecting to see an increase in couples filing for divorce, Tulane University social media expert Ashley Nelson said this is just another example that anything can be hacked and any information users put online is vulnerable.
