NEW YORK (AP) — The parent company of Ashley Madison, a matchmaking website for cheating spouses, says it was hacked and that the personal information of some of its users was posted online.
Toronto-based Avid Life Media Inc. says it has had the hackers’ posts, which included personal information, taken down and has hired a technology security firm. The company and law enforcement are investigating.
The breach was first reported late Sunday by Brian Krebs of Krebs on Security, a website that focuses on cybersecurity.
Avid Life, which also operates matchmaking websites under the CougarLife and Established Men brands, says it has 40 million members around the world.
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The hackers want the site taken down because they charge $19.00 to remove your info. If not, they will publish credit card info and everyone’s bio.
This could get really interesting.
People that need to resort to websites to have an “affair” should be exposed, if only so they can be nominated for their Darwin awards.
40 million people have signed up to cheat on their spouses?
How romantic.
What people do in their private lives is nobodies business save for the people involved.
@CarlosFiance: A figure like that, or any, should tell you it’s not cheating at all but normal human behavior, run up against the insitution and ideology of the nuclear family marriage. Divorce rates tell - actually underestimate - the same thing.