L.A. Man Who Was Ashley Madison Client Sues Website After Names Are Leaked

A dating website that helps married people cheat has been hit by hackers who threatened to release information about millions of customers. (From Ashley Madison)

by: Los Angeles Times

Posted: Aug 25, 2015 / 02:32 PM PDT

Updated: Aug 25, 2015 / 02:32 PM PDT

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A Los Angeles man has filed a class-action lawsuit against the AshleyMadison.com online dating site for married people after his account information was leaked along with that of 37 million other users this month.

The man, who goes by John Doe, joined the dating site in March 2012 in the belief that his “email would never be shown or shared,” according to his lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court.

But then a group of hackers, known as the Impact Team, last week released emails, full names, street addresses and some credit card information for their tens of millions of users. The leak revealed dozens of government email addresses were used to access the site.

The breach also exposed the vulnerability of Toronto-based Avid Life Media, owner of AshleyMadison.com. Hackers warned of such a leak in July if the site continued to operate, but Avid Life Media ignored the threat, the lawsuit alleges.

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