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posted by cmn32480 on Wednesday December 16 2015, @08:33AM   Printer-friendly
from the cheaters-never-prosper dept.

According to security blogger Graham Cluley, some former members of the site are now receiving blackmail demands through the post. The letters ask for thousands of dollars and threaten to out former members if the lucre is not forthcoming.

Ever since the database of Ashley Madison users was displayed online, blackmailers have been quick to try and extort money from members. The swift exposure of high-profile casualties, like former director of the Family Research Council Josh Duggar, who resigned in disgrace after being shown to have multiple accounts with the website, showed there was money to be made.

After the database went online, at least one suicide was linked to the leak.

It later emerged that the whole website was something of a busted flush, with around one per cent of the people on there being women looking for affairs.

Previous Soylent Coverage:
Amazon and GoDaddy Sued for Hosting Leaked Ashley Madison Data
Infidelity Website Hack Leads to Suicides in Canada
Hackers Reportedly Leak Nearly 10 GB of Ashley Madison ("Cheating Site") Files
Adult 'Extracurricular Activity' Website AshleyMadison.com Hacked


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  • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 16 2015, @12:23PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 16 2015, @12:23PM (#277045)

    Screenshots, do they have profile photos?

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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 16 2015, @03:28PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 16 2015, @03:28PM (#277134)

    because those can't be faked, right?