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Police in Canada reveals that at least two people living in connection with the case were removed, while some 200,000 emails are filtered site director. BBC News examines the possible repercussions.
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Two customers of the page marital infidelity Ashley Madison apparently committed suicide, according to police in Canada.
The two Canadians, whose names were not released, decided to end their lives after their associated data to the site , as part of what is considered one of the biggest hacker attacks were revealed ever seen.
In addition, Avid Life Media , the company which publishes the site, offered a reward of $ 500,000 in exchange for information on the identity of the hackers, who last week leaked nine gigabytes of customer data of Ashley Madison.
” Today I can confirm that Avid Life Media is offering (the reward) to anyone providing information leading to the identification arrest and prosecution of those responsible for this leak, “said spokesman for the Canadian police Bryce Evans.
Evans said Ashley Madison is the case “one of the largest data breaches in the world and is unique because it exposes tens of millions of people.”
In addition, an extensive list of emails of the mailbox CEO of Ashley Madison is being analyzed by security experts.
The 30 gigabytes of data contained in emails related to marital infidelity site includes about 200,000 emails from your boss, Noel Biderman.
Some details of the contents of these emails are already being distributed through the social network Twitter.
Some companies Specialized have already verified that emails are real .
TrustedSec, a firm US security, published a blog in which confirmed the accuracy of the data.
company noted that these include 6,800 people who sent emails through the page and 3,600 recipients.
The Norwegian security expert Per Thorsheim also confirmed the authenticity of the data, including emails.
“I saw one or two emails and I could verify who sent the mail, the recipient, and all domains. And it definitely is a mail box (the head of Ashley Madison). “
” There is no doubt, “he said.
Thorsheim told the BBC he has no interest to delve into the data, beyond establishing its veracity.
The firm hired by Ashley Madison to investigate the case said the attack by hackers was carried out using “unusual means.”
“I can confirm that unlike many similar attacks, where the attacker took advantage of a weakness in the security systems to inject SQL, or structured query language to access data, this did not happen in this case, “he told the BBC Joel Eriksson, Cycura security expert.
The Motherboard website has published extracts of several emails, which appear to contain discussions of policy Site Safety marital infidelity.
“This pirate attack potentially affects millions of people,” told the BBC journalist Joseph Cox.
” The leaked emails, which appear legitimate, offer some idea of what they thought the site managers about the security of it, “he said.
Meanwhile, the impact on users whose data They were revealed last week has already been felt, as shown by the suicide of at least two people.
Troy Hunt, who has written blogs about it, described the case of a pastor church contacted a parishioner whose email was linked to an account of Ashley Madison.
Hunt said he has received “a lot of requests” from people who fear being associated with Ashley Madison, they have created or not an account on the site.
“People are desperate for that data,” he told the BBC.
“They are turning to things that can get you in serious trouble, like trying to download the data themselves. “
He said he does not believe it is right to expose the data of individuals listed in the database of Ashley Madison.
” In many cases, these people are completely innocent. “
Experts fear that many users may be subject to blackmail and extortion.
The security expert Brian Krebs reported that last week tracked post demanding electronic payments (digital currency) Bitcoins, and had targeted addresses in Madison Ashley data.
Although the implications of this data breach remain to be seen, some commentators argue that the case could have broad repercussions.
Two law firms have already launched two lawsuits against Ashley Madison and plaintiffs may seek to use the leaked emails the site director to use against him, as stated by the British lawyer Mark Watts.
He explained that although the data were leaked illegally, any information will be useful, adding that in any case the content of those e would have eventually revealed.
Essentially the plaintiffs have access to these e prematurely.
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