08-21-2015, 12:58 PM
Ashley Madison is a website for married people seeking people with whom to engage in affairs.
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It has millions of members across the world. One of its marketing hooks was if a new member was not having an affair within 3 months, the member would get their money back.
Members fill out a questionnaire and profile which specifies what kind of cheating partner they're seeking ("good girl", "bad boy", "boy next door", "sugar daddy", "sugar baby"...), along with their sexual desires and preferences.
Last month, the site's parent company Canadian-based Avid Life Media was hacked. Hackers have the data for all of Ashley Madison's members.
And so, now the demands and blackmail begins...
It has millions of members across the world. One of its marketing hooks was if a new member was not having an affair within 3 months, the member would get their money back.
Members fill out a questionnaire and profile which specifies what kind of cheating partner they're seeking ("good girl", "bad boy", "boy next door", "sugar daddy", "sugar baby"...), along with their sexual desires and preferences.
Last month, the site's parent company Canadian-based Avid Life Media was hacked. Hackers have the data for all of Ashley Madison's members.
And so, now the demands and blackmail begins...