Ottawa, Canada | AFP |
The Canadian police were investigating Monday two suicides that might be linked to mass distribution, a week ago, the personal data of millions users of the dating site for adulterers Ashley Madison.
“We have obtained information that have not been confirmed, about two suicides associated with data leakage of Ashley Madison users,” spokesman Toronto police, Bryce Evan, in a press conference.
Ashley Madison Other users have been victims of extortion after data were published, said Evans. Police extended their investigation after becoming aware of these suicides and such blackmail.
“Consider how expensive a divorce,” an e-mail to users of Ashley Madison begins. The text then demands payment bitcoins 1.05 (about $ 230) or otherwise recipients will see their personal life exposed in detail in the public square, he told the police.
Between Tuesday and last Thursday, a group of hackers data reported stolen in July dating site for infidels. The real and user names, addresses and emails of 32 million people seeking throw caution to the wind they came into view on the internet.
The hacker group that carried out the attack called itself “The Impact Team “(‘The strike team’) and aimed at closing the web of adulterers.
The company based in Toronto Avid Life Media (ALM), which among other dating sites online is owner of Ashley Madison, was recognized in July a failure on their servers.
Then ALM received a threat from hackers, which did not respond, where the closure of the site in return is required not to disclose the data.
The group “The Impact Team” Friday compared the Ashley Madison site with “a drug dealer who abuses addicts” and threatened more attacks.
ALM, turn last week questioned the apparent morality encouraged hackers to commit this robbery.
“The criminal or criminals involved in this act are identified themselves as moral judges, juries and executioners, believing able to impose on other members of society their personal notion of virtue, “wrote the company.
ALM cooperates with the investigation and is not responsible for” any criminal act, “he said the police spokesman.
“This piracy is one of the largest data theft in the world (…) because they have been compromised personal information of tens of millions of people, including your credit cards “said the officer.
Toronto police conducting the investigation by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ontario police and US authorities, including the FBI and Department of Homeland Security.
Ashley Madison, whose slogan is “Life is short. Have a Lover “and has over 37 million users, it specializes in bringing together interested in getting extramarital dating. Users from 46 countries are enrolled at the site created in 2001.
The site offered a reward of $ 500,000 in exchange for information leading to the arrest of hackers.
Another negative consequence of this massive piracy, ALM and spicy website is now facing a class action lawsuit exposed the infidels, which require compensation of about $ 570 million for the dissemination of the data.
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