Why the Ashley Madison hack is more important than you think

08/22/2015 - 18:42

Heather Havrilesky | @hhavrilesky


The data dump is starting to hit the fan for Ashley Madison users. Several high-profile individuals have been "outed" so far, with Gawker publishing details from Josh Duggar's profile that included his payment history, preferred sexual acts, and turn-ons. (Duggar admitted he had an account today.) USA Today reported that cities in North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, and Texas are investigating whether their employees used municipal email accounts to sign up.

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*If you are so inclined, you can search the hack simply via Trustify or Ashley.Cynical.