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Business News

The Ashley Madison Hack Exposed Cheaters Everywhere. Now Hulu Is Rehashing the Scandal.

Ashley Madison is known for privately connecting people to extramarital affairs, but the website was found to not be as anonymous as it promised.

Business News

CEO of Infidelity Website Ashley Madison Apologizes as it Faces FTC Probe

The breach, which exposed the personal details of millions who signed up for the site with the slogan 'Life is short. Have an affair,' cost Avid Life Media more than a quarter of its revenue.

Business News

Ashley Madison Plaintiffs Can't Anonymously Sue Over Hack, Court Says

Judge John A. Ross, of a district court in Missouri, wrote in his ruling that being publicly named as an Ashley Madison user amounts to more than common embarrassment, but noted the 42 plaintiffs have special roles in the case that require identification.

Data & Recovery

Ashley Madison Claims 'Hundreds of Thousands' of New Users Have Created Accounts in the Last Week

The company's latest blog post reads like a weak, desperate attempt to save face.

Leadership

Ashley Madison CEO Is Stepping Down

Not entirely unexpected.

Business News

Has the Ashley Madison Hacker Been Identified?

A security researcher has found clues via Twitter.

Business News

Ashley Madison Hit With Another Lawsuit Following Hack

This comes in the wake of a class-action suit filed against its parent company Avid Life Media in Canada last week.

Science & Technology

Court Rules FTC Can Come After Your Company After a Cyber Attack

in a closely watched ruling, an appeals court says victims of hackers have liability for unfair-practices claims.

Leadership

9 Questions Employers Need to Answer Before Firing an Ashley Madison Customer

Now that anybody can find out who was trolling the cheater website employers have to decide if an employee two-timing a spouse is cause for termination or if it's wiser to just mind the business.

Business News

Hackers Release Second Wave of Ashley Madison Data

This leak is larger than the first and appears to contain the emails of the CEO who runs Ashley Madison's parent company.

Data & Recovery

Hackers Release the Personal Information of Adultery Seekers Who Joined Ashley Madison

It's not a good day for members of the dating site, which boasts the slogan 'Life is short. Have an affair.'

Business News

Bankers Say Ashley Madison Can Kiss IPO Plans Goodbye

This as hackers threatened to publish names and salacious details about the infidelity website's clients.

Business News

Ashley Madison Says It Is Relieved It Isn't Being Judged After Hack

The site is heartened by some initial public response that sees it as a victim.

Business News

Hackers Threaten to Leak Ashley Madison's 37 Million Clients

The hacker group says it will release sensitive information of clients of the dating site for cheating spouses.