Alabama was first by far – but some Reddit commenters argued that the data was skewed because Alabama is alphabetically listed as the first state when people sign up on Ashley Madison, so they may choose it to hide where they actually live.
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Read about the Canadian lawsuit here. It reveals that a former company executive hacked another dating website, exfiltrating their entire user database.
The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages.
The lawsuit claims that the data breach could have been prevented if the company had taken “necessary and reasonable precautions to protect its users’ information, by, for example, encrypting the data”.
The company’s report states, “It is an illegal action against the individual members of Ashley Madison.com, as well as any freethinking people who choose to engage in fully lawful online activities”.
Toronto Police Acting Staff Superintendent Bryce Evans said some of the website’s 37 million users-who included USA government officials, United Kingdom civil servants, and workers at European and North American corporations-have reportedly become the subjects of extortion attempts, with at least two of them apparently resorting to taking their own lives, according to Charisma News. Upon the refusal of the deal, the hackers published the profiles of the users, mostly married men who were looking to cheat on their wives. Users are clearly concerned about destroying their marriages, in addition to identity theft issues.
“The administration has started an investigation to see if any agency policies were violated, and the agencies will take appropriate action”, Kelly said in an email. Despite information in those emails that shows Ashley Madison wanted to avoid a publicized data leak, inaction on their part has caused this hack to spiral out of control.
Avid Life Media is keen on catching the hackers.
The site previously enjoyed a boom in business after adultery was legalized in South Korea. He also said hate crimes may be connected to the hack but did not provide details.
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Soon after the data was posted, web sites popped up to let users search the names and e-mail addresses of the firm’s clients. Many work in the White House, the Justice Department, and Congress. Hundreds of emails are related to federal, provincial, and municipal employees throughout Canada as well.
