There are a lot of nervous cheaters in the world right now.
If you’ve never heard of Ashley Madison, it’s a website for people who want to have affairs. They’ve racked up 37 million users and promised all of them discretion and confidentiality.
Well that’s all in jeopardy now — since the site just got hacked. The hackers are threatening to release the personal information, photos, and credit card numbers from all 37 million members unless Ashley Madison shuts down for good.
Apparently the hackers are angry about a service Ashley Madison offers called “Full Delete” –where for $19 they’ll completely wipe your profile away.
The hackers say that’s a lie, and the company holds on to your real name and credit card information even after you pay for Full Delete.
That’s a pretty obscure reason to go after a website, so either one of the hackers somehow got burned by that service; or they were just looking for ANY excuse to go after Ashley Madison.
The hackers have already leaked information from a few members, and apparently they’re planning to keep leaking more every day that the site stays up.