As security analysts look through the data, they could find a malware-laden email which would give further clues into how the breach began.
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Ashley Madison users in Kentucky being outed on Twitter].
During sign up, the site never asks for more verification for a user to prove their identity nor does it have strict password or username restrictions. The data dump is accompanied by a statement that reads “Hey Noel, you can admit it’s real now” – a reference to Avid Life (Ashley Madison’s parent company) CEO Noel Biderman.
The class-action press release encourages former and current users of AshleyMadison.com who reside in Canada to contact either law firm in strict confidence and anonymity.
“I was actually really scared as soon as I saw the word hack”, he said. But the company didn’t do it. Local 12 News logged on and created a profile; it took less than a minute.
“So a list of email addresses is not proof of anyone’s membership”.
It was the first US federal agency to respond after it emerged that some clients were using their government email accounts to gain access to the site.
“Have an affair.” It helps connect people seeking to have extramarital relationships and is owned by Toronto-based Avid Life Media (ALM). Accounts ranging from Caldwell to Garland to the Texas Department of Transportation were also found in the trove of stolen website data.
But the breach could harm more than just would-be adulterers whose names, phone numbers, addresses, email addresses, payment information and other details were leaked online. Even though its main goal is to help people connect with private investigators, Trustify has also launched a service that allows its customers to enter an email address in order to see if it is linked to the leaked information from the Ashley Madison website.
There are hundreds of email addresses in the data release that appear to be connected to federal, provincial and municipal workers across Canada, as well as to the RCMP and the military.
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Among the email addresses the Twitter sites say were users were government employees from both the Commonwealth of Kentucky and Louisville Metro.
