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Ashley Madison Parent in $11.2 Million Settlement Over Data Breach
Ashley Madison marketed itself as a means to help people, primarily men, cheat on their spouses, and was known for its slogan "Life is short. Have an affair."
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Ashley Madison Dating Site to Pay $1.6 Million Over Data Breach
The settlement comes after a hacker group last year released what was said to be personal data on millions of members of Ashley Madison.
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Canada, Australia Privacy Watchdogs Find Ashley Madison Lacked Security
The website for cheaters, Ashley Madison, that was hit by a massive hack that exposed millions last year has agreed to bolster its data security after Australian and Canadian investigations found it to be "insufficient or absent," officials said on Tuesday.
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Infidelity Website Ashley Madison Facing FTC Probe, CEO Apologizes
The parent company of infidelity dating site Ashley Madison, hit by a devastating hack last year, is now the target of a US Federal Trade Commission investigation, the new executives seeking to revive its credibility told Reuters.
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Infidelity Website Ashley Madison Facing FTC Probe, CEO Apologises
The website faces a mountain of problems, including US and Canadian class action lawsuits filed on behalf of customers whose personal information was posted online.
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People Suing Ashley Madison for Last Year's Hack Can't Be Anonymous, Judge Rules
Forty-two plaintiffs are bringing a proposed class-action suit against the extramartial-affair dating website.
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It's Been Six Months Since the Ashley Madison Hack - Has Anything Changed?
Ashley Madison was a watershed moment in the history of cybercrime: the first hack that could ruin not only finances, but relationships and lives.
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Yet Another Thing Exposed in the Ashley Madison Hack: Ridiculously Bad Passwords
When data from the massive Ashley Madison hack first leaked online, one tiny bright spot was that researchers said the company appeared to use a strong algorithm to encrypt users passwords. But now one group says it already decoded more than 11 million passwords because programming errors in how that encryption was applied left the information less...
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Ashley Madison Says Site Growing, Insists Women Are Using It
Far from facing imminent demise after hackers released its users' emails and account information, Avid Life Media said the company actually is growing.
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Ashley Madison Owner Says Website Still Adding Users After Data Hack
Hundreds of thousands of people signed up for infidelity website Ashley Madison in the last week, parent company Avid Life Media said on Monday, even after hackers leaked data about millions of its clients.
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Ashley Madison Courted Several Buyers, Landed None Before Attack
Even before the hack, the owner of the adultery website had been struggling to sell the site or raise funds for at least three years.
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Ashley Madison Courted Several Buyers, Landed None Before Attack
The owner of adultery website Ashley Madison had already been struggling to sell itself or raise funds for at least three years before the publication of details about its members, according to internal documents and emails also released by hackers as part of their assault on the company in recent weeks.
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Ashley Madison Parent CEO Quits After Huge Infidelity Data Hack
Avid Life said on Friday the departure of Noel Biderman was by "mutual agreement".
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Ashley Madison Hack Strikes Fear in Outed Users
Two years ago, trapped in what he remembers as "a dead marriage," Michael logged on to adulterous dating site Ashley Madison for the first time. He was less than impressed.
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Two Suicides May Be Linked to Ashley Madison Hack: Police
Two possible suicides may be linked to the hacking of adultery website Ashley Madison, Canadian police said Monday.
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Ashley Madison Parent in $11.2 Million Settlement Over Data Breach
Ashley Madison marketed itself as a means to help people, primarily men, cheat on their spouses, and was known for its slogan "Life is short. Have an affair."
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Ashley Madison Dating Site to Pay $1.6 Million Over Data Breach
The settlement comes after a hacker group last year released what was said to be personal data on millions of members of Ashley Madison.
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Canada, Australia Privacy Watchdogs Find Ashley Madison Lacked Security
The website for cheaters, Ashley Madison, that was hit by a massive hack that exposed millions last year has agreed to bolster its data security after Australian and Canadian investigations found it to be "insufficient or absent," officials said on Tuesday.
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Infidelity Website Ashley Madison Facing FTC Probe, CEO Apologizes
The parent company of infidelity dating site Ashley Madison, hit by a devastating hack last year, is now the target of a US Federal Trade Commission investigation, the new executives seeking to revive its credibility told Reuters.
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Infidelity Website Ashley Madison Facing FTC Probe, CEO Apologises
The website faces a mountain of problems, including US and Canadian class action lawsuits filed on behalf of customers whose personal information was posted online.
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People Suing Ashley Madison for Last Year's Hack Can't Be Anonymous, Judge Rules
Forty-two plaintiffs are bringing a proposed class-action suit against the extramartial-affair dating website.
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It's Been Six Months Since the Ashley Madison Hack - Has Anything Changed?
Ashley Madison was a watershed moment in the history of cybercrime: the first hack that could ruin not only finances, but relationships and lives.
-
Yet Another Thing Exposed in the Ashley Madison Hack: Ridiculously Bad Passwords
When data from the massive Ashley Madison hack first leaked online, one tiny bright spot was that researchers said the company appeared to use a strong algorithm to encrypt users passwords. But now one group says it already decoded more than 11 million passwords because programming errors in how that encryption was applied left the information less...
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Ashley Madison Says Site Growing, Insists Women Are Using It
Far from facing imminent demise after hackers released its users' emails and account information, Avid Life Media said the company actually is growing.
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Ashley Madison Owner Says Website Still Adding Users After Data Hack
Hundreds of thousands of people signed up for infidelity website Ashley Madison in the last week, parent company Avid Life Media said on Monday, even after hackers leaked data about millions of its clients.
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Ashley Madison Courted Several Buyers, Landed None Before Attack
Even before the hack, the owner of the adultery website had been struggling to sell the site or raise funds for at least three years.
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Ashley Madison Courted Several Buyers, Landed None Before Attack
The owner of adultery website Ashley Madison had already been struggling to sell itself or raise funds for at least three years before the publication of details about its members, according to internal documents and emails also released by hackers as part of their assault on the company in recent weeks.
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Ashley Madison Parent CEO Quits After Huge Infidelity Data Hack
Avid Life said on Friday the departure of Noel Biderman was by "mutual agreement".
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Ashley Madison Hack Strikes Fear in Outed Users
Two years ago, trapped in what he remembers as "a dead marriage," Michael logged on to adulterous dating site Ashley Madison for the first time. He was less than impressed.
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Two Suicides May Be Linked to Ashley Madison Hack: Police
Two possible suicides may be linked to the hacking of adultery website Ashley Madison, Canadian police said Monday.
