Ashley Madison Hack

Cheating website Ashley Madison, parent company sued in US over data breach

Infidelity website Ashley Madison and its parent company have been sued in federal court in California by a man who claims that the companies failed to adequately protect clients' personal and financial information from theft, saying he suffered emotional distress.

Two suicides may be linked to Ashley Madison hack: Police

Two possible suicides may be linked to the hacking of adultery website Ashley Madison and the release of its membership data, Canadian police said Monday.

Cheating website Ashley Madison subscribers include White House and US Congress officials

Hundreds of US government employees — including some with sensitive jobs in the White House, Congress and law enforcement agencies — used Internet connections in their federal offices to access and pay membership fees to the cheating website Ashley Madison, The Associated Press has learned.

Experts on Ashley Madison hack: Deleted online information never goes away

The Ashley Madison hack is a big reminder to all Web users: If you submit private data online, chances are it will never fully be deleted.

Five things you should know about the Ashley Madison breach

The spectacular breach at adultery site Ashley Madison gave rise to sordid tales of horrified spouses rushing to get tested for sexually transmitted diseases, frantic phone calls to lawyers and torrid confrontations with spouses.

Ashley Madison's hackers say 'nobody was watching'

Hackers who stole a trove of sensitive data from AshleyMadison.com said "nobody was watching" as they scoured the infidelity website and vowed to release more emails from its executives,

Cheating website Ashley Madison relieved it is not being judged after hack

Cheating spouses website AshleyMadison.com, facing hackers' threats to leak clients' nude photos and sexual fantasies, said it is heartened by some initial public response that sees the site as a victim.