With Netflix shining attention on the victims of the 2015 Ashley Madison breach, we're running a replay of our own coverage from 2021 that gets into the dark underbelly that Netflix skipped: lies Ashley Madison told about their services (and their CEO's fidelity), and blackmail attempts from enterprising hacker types. We also put forth evidence that the hacker, who was never caught, is most likely Canadian and a woman.

Resources

• Impact Team Pastebin notice, July 20, 2015: https://pastebin.com/ZGXmk8R9
• Krebs on Security report on breach: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/07/online-cheating-site-ashleymadison-hacked/
• Suicides attributed to Ashley Madison breach:
• https://money.cnn.com/2015/09/08/technology/ashley-madison-suicide/
• https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34044506
• https://toronto.citynews.ca/2013/11/10/woman-hurt-typing-fake-profiles-for-dating-site-20m-suit-alleges/
• https://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/08/ashleymadison-500k-bounty-for-hackers/
• https://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/08/who-hacked-ashley-madison/
• https://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/08/was-the-ashley-madison-database-leaked/
• https://grahamcluley.com/ashley-madisons-leaked-database-available-download-read-this/
• https://grahamcluley.com/ashley-madison-fake/
• https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/the-strange-rise-and-sudden-fall-of-noel-biderman-the-former-c

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