Ashley Madison Hack

Effects of the Ashley Madison Hack

About the Hackers

The hackers were a group that are called the "Impact Team. In July of 2015, the company was first recieving it's first threats so the CEO had to take action. The company was then excited to anounce that they believe they found the culprit behind this whole situation. Sadly, they did not. The company is offering a big bounty for any info given.


About the Website

Ashley Madison Agency is the world's largest online Social Networking Community of its kind that caters to people who are already in relationships but still want to date. The company got known after hackers stole all of its customer's data including emails, names, home addresses, sexual fantasies and credit card information. The hackers threatened the site to end if Ashley Madison and fellow Avid Life Media site EstablishedMen.com were not permanently closed. The website didn't listen. By the end of July, the hackers published the first names of many people that used the website. Towards the end of August, emails were being exposed and even some CEO emails as well.

Staying Safe

How to Keep Your Personal Info Secure

What This Means For Us

For people who didn't ever sign up, they should now know about this and to always be careful while on the internet. For people who's personal information was exposed, this is very bad for them. Now many people can see all about your personal life and all just because you didn't feel to sure about your relationship. If you have a problem with your relationship, talk to your spouse about your confusion so it's all better in the end. This doesn't really affect me as much because I have never heard of this until now so I am learning all about it.