Here’s a little lowbrow, karmic story reminiscent of Robin Hood, well that is if Robin Hood was a hacker and he stole from cheating spouses. Ok before I get carried away with my analogies, here’s the LA Times:
Hackers are threatening to expose information on over 30 million users of AshleyMadison.com, a website for cheating spouses famous for its tagline “Life is short. Have an Affair.”
Of course, a hack is especially damaging for AshleyMadison and EstablishedMen, a site that Avid Life Media says connects “ambitious and attractive young women with successful and generous benefactors to fulfill their lifestyle needs.”
Privacy is paramount to the company’s business strategy. AshleyMadison has been adding users so rapidly it was considering an initial public offering.
The hackers targeted the sites in response to a feature called “full delete” in which users can erase all personal information for a $19 fee. The Impact Team said the sites still kept purchase details with names.
The hack comes two months after another hook-up site, AdultFriendFinder, was reportedly hacked, exposing 3.5 million user accounts.
The moral of this story: Don’t cheat unless you want to get caught. No one likes a cheater.
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