Online cheating website Ashley Madison.com has been hacked, and embarrassing exposure for the site’s clients has been threatened if site owners do not comply with demands. The dating site for married people who are looking to mingle in secret has nearly 40 million users, whose names, clothless pics, fantasies and credit card info will be released if the site doesn’t comply with demands to shut down. Although the site is wildly profitable, hackers are asking for no money.
The site slogan is “Life is short, have an affair.” If the information is released, life will not only be short, but it will also be litigious, tearful and expensive for patrons. Potentially family, job and personal lives of the site’s clientele will be adversely affected. The distant roar you hear is that of divorce lawyers are revving their engines in anticipation.
If cheaters never prosper, then these cheaters can’t win. Many paid $20 for the ability to scrub the site of their information in case of an emergency – and this certainly qualifies. They are finding the scrub feature does not work for them.
Should you trust a website that exists for untrustworthy people? Security experts say ‘trustworthy’ has nothing to do with it. They warn (again) that nothing you put on the internet is secret or secure, and you should never put anything up that you wouldn’t want to see on a billboard. If a company claims they have a high, secure wall. Rest assured, hackers will have a ladder that is taller, and grappling hooks if necessary.