Filtration of names and personal information of millions of cheating spouses around the world will certainly have disastrous consequences for many couples, but users probably Ashley Madison is the think twice before suing the website .
Those who decide to take legal action certainly be exposed as one of the 39 million users of the site specializing in infidelity. And like any other data breach must prove that somehow were affected to sue for damages.
“I’d be surprised if there was a lot of friction,” said Scott Vernick, partner and director of information security and privacy practice at law firm Fox Rothschild LLP.
A month after hackers from entering the computer system of Avid Life Media Inc. based in Toronto, the owner of Ashley Madison company leaked massive amounts of information with alleged personal details of millions of registered on the website, users whose slogan is “Life is short. Have an affair.”
Hackers accuse their own deception and incompetence and ensure that the company refused to meet their demands to close the site. Avid Life published a criminal cataloging statement, adding that the authorities in the US and Canada are participating in the investigation.
The Associated Press was unable to determine the authenticity of the published data, but security analysts who reviewed the information believe it is authentic.
Vernick said the hackers published the information in the “dark web” of the internet corner inaccessible for Most Web browsers. But on Wednesday morning in America, the information appeared in more accessible places.
A woman from St. Louis, Missouri, identified in legal documents as “Jane Doe” presented a federal lawsuit against Avid Life days after the rape become public, saying it had paid $ 19 a website to erase your data.
Hackers ensure that the information on the people who paid the fee was never deleted and said it was one of their motives to attack.
The courts often offer only on condition of anonymity special circumstances, such as when children are involved, says Vernick . It is likely that a possible embarrassment is not enough to justify it.
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