John Leyden reports: Some blackmail attempts against victims of the ongoing Ashley Madison saga resulted in several – albeit modest – pay outs, according to new research. […] An unknown group or individuals (probably unrelated to the self-styled Impact Team who pulled off the hack) sent extortion emails demanding Bitcoin for silence. Toshiro Nishimura, research…
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Expert predicts 400 church leaders will resign because their names surfaced in Ashley Madison data dump
Relevant writes: The Ashley Madison hack will have a serious effect on churches. According to Ed Stetzer, as many as 400 pastors, deacons, elders and church staff members may resign this Sunday after their names surfaced on the list of users revealed in the Ashley Madison hack. In a post on his Christianity Today blog, The Exchange, Stetzer…
Ashley Madison CEO Noel Biderman resigns after third leak of emails
Sam Thielman reports: The chief executive of extramarital affairs website Ashley Madison has left the company after a third leak of emails and suggestions that he had affairs despite earlier denials. “Effective today, Noel Biderman, in mutual agreement with the company, is stepping down as Chief Executive Officer of Avid Life Media Inc (ALM) and is no…
Should Ashley Madison worry about U.S. class actions?: Frankel
Alison Frankel writes: The adultery-encouraging website Ashley Madison is now facing at least five U.S. class actions by users who claim the site failed to protect their confidential information from hackers who have since dumped their names, addresses and sexual predilections onto the Internet. The good news for people burned in the Ashley Madison attack:…
John McAfee: Ashley Madison database stolen by lone female who worked for Avid Life Media
John McAfee opines: Yes, it is true. Ashley Madison was not hacked – the data was stolen by a woman operating on her own who worked for Avid Life Media. The reason that I am so late to the second act of the Ashley Madison affair is that, without a supercomputer, it has taken over…
Privacy Commissioner investigates Ashley Madison data breach, Company offers reward for information
Robin Levinson King reports: Canada’s privacy watchdog says it will investigate the security breach at Toronto-based Ashley Madison after hackers apparently exposed private information about millions of the adultery website’s users. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner “has commenced an investigation into the matter concerning (Ashley Madison owner) Avid Life Media,” spokesperson Valerie Lawton said…