Spillover effect: The Ashley Madison hack is starting to have some serious real-world consequences.
OTTAWA: The Ashley Madison hack has sparked “spin off” crimes including extortion and may have led to two suicides, Canadian police said, as the adultery website’s parent company offered a sizeable reward for leads on the culprits.
The release last week of stolen e-mails and data from some 32 million members of the Canada-based site – including payment transactions, e-mail addresses and phone numbers – has stirred up a privacy nightmare for users.
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