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Site For Cheating Hearts Hacked

Ashley Madison, a website that helps millions of married people cheat on their spouses, has lost a trove of personal and confidential information to hackers who are threatening to release the data of more than 37 million users. News of the data hack comes at a time when Ashley Madison's parent company has raised its profile by backing a related TV show; its leaders have also discussed a potential $200 million stock offering. But now Ashley Madison, which operates under the tagline "Life is short. Have an affair," and calls itself "the most famous name in infidelity and married dating," is fighting to keep its customers' information off the Internet, after a group that calls itself The Impact Team posted some of the stolen data online/NPR. More here.

DFO: Is there a bit of poetic justice here?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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