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Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Ashley Madison Settles Data Breach Case for $11.2M

Ashley Madison, which suffered a data breach in 2015 involving the loss of 37 million users’ personal and financial information, has settled the suit for $11.2 million....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Affair Website Ashley Madison Fined $8.75 Million Over Data Breach, Misrepresentations

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has entered into a multimillion dollar settlement with the owners and operators of AshleyMadison.com, a dating website for people interested in having discreet affairs, related to the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Ashley Madison Settles with FTC and State AGs for $1.6 Million

We have previously reported on the Ashley Madison data breach and subsequent litigation. On December 14th, Ashley Madison announced that it has agreed to pay $1.6 million and implement additional security measures to settle...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Ashley Madison attorney-client communications leaked in data breach

We all remember the Ashley Madison data breach. The hackers, calling themselves “The Impact Team” requested that the Ashley Madison extramarital affair site, and Cougar Life and Established Men sites be “taken down.” When...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Ashley Madison data breach update

Anonymous users of the almost 40 million users of the Ashley Madison website have filed suit against internet service providers (ISPs) GoDaddy and Amazon alleging that they have been damaged because the ISPs hosted the stolen...more

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Employment is short. Don’t have an affair

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Imagine a guy, a married guy, more specifically an unhappily married guy, and even more specifically an unhappily married guy lacking a moral compass. The guy creates a discrete (ha!) profile on AshleyMadison.com, a dating...more

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Legal Precedent May Come From Ashley Madison Breach

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The Ashley Madison saga has captured the attention of the public and legal profession like few prior data security breaches. The reasons are obvious: A website devoted to promoting infidelity is called out for “fraud, deceit,...more

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Ashley Madison, meet the kids: infidelity and divorce

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The recent Ashley Madison breach exposed millions of users who’d signed up to the site, believing they were doing so with full anonymity. Social media and news outlets helped fuel a storm that will not soon be forgotten. In...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Ashley Madison Fallout: Class Actions, Pentagon investigation and easily searchable data

We previously reported that hackers The Impact Team had posted legitimate detailed information about 36 million adultery website Ashley Madison users. In the wake of the shocking posting of the data last week, two class...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Legal Insights on the Ashley Madison Hack: Part II

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As more names emerge from the dark web data dump of Ashley Madison customers, lawyers around the globe have found a very willing group of would-be plaintiffs. Interestingly, all of these plaintiffs are named “Doe,” which must...more

Cozen O'Connor

The Ashley Madison Hack — Will It Cause Couples To Divorce?

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Everyone is speculating that the Ashley Madison hack will mean an increase in business for divorce lawyers. This remains to be seen. However, the real question is what happens if your name appears on the list of users? And...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Legal Insights on the Ashley Madison Hack: Part I

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Internet commenters and legal analysts alike are buzzing about the Ashley Madison hack. The website -- which billed itself as a networking site for anyone who wanted to discretely arrange an extramarital affair -- has already...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Ashley Madison hackers release hacked data and offer advice to users to make amends

On Tuesday, August 18, hackers calling themselves the Impact Team, which claim responsibility for hacking the extramarital affair website Ashley Madison, and stealing information of up to 37 million people, posted 9.7...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

Ashley Madison and Coming to “Terms” with Data Protection

A recent massive data hack of an online dating site Ashley Madison once again proves that what one publishes, says, or does online, even in seemingly private forums, is never completely private. It’s also a reminder that the...more

Butler Snow LLP

Cheatin’ Ain’t Easy: Potential Theories of Liability Emerge for Online Cheating Website Ashley Madison

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Ashley Madison, a dating website specifically geared towards married individuals looking to have an affair, recently found out it was the victim of cyber hackers who claim to have stolen personal information, including names...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

“Life is short. Have an affair.”® And have your data hacked and leaked

Hackers calling themselves “The Impact Team” announced on July 15th that it has compromised the extramarital affair site AshleyMadison.com, and companion sites Cougar Life and Established Men, including absconding with up to...more

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Ashley Madison Data Breach

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Adulterers across the globe are growing frantic with the news of the recent data breach of the married dating website “Ashley Madison”. This breach may potentially expose partners who thought they were pursuing affairs under...more

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