A new documentary exploring the data breach that exposed millions of affairs has dropped on Netflix. Extramarital dating app Ashley Madison saw users' private data become public when it was hacked in The site enticed droves of users looking to cheat on their partners with the tagline: "Life is short. Have an affair. The app claimed, due to its discreet nature, to have extensive security measures - but the breach and its fallout proved otherwise. Some 36 million users' details were released across three 'data dumps' in August The Christian family vloggers who went viral.
Their usernames, email addresses, photos credit card details and saucy conversations were uploaded to the dark web by a suspected hacker group. Among those stung was family YouTuber Sam Rader, 38, who admitted to downloading the app to talk to women despite being married to wife and the mother of his children, Nia. While Sam admitted to using the app, he denied ever having an affair.
But the revelation lead him to unleash a bombshell: He'd actually cheated on Nia, 35, throughout their marriage - even making moves on some of her friends. We take a look at who was behind the scandal and whether or not the site is still running.
Almost a decade on, it still isn't known who was behind the Ashley Madison data breach. A suspected hacker, or group of hackers, named The Impact Team took responsibility. The hackers said the data could not be totally erased. You did everything you could, but nothing you could have done could have stopped this.
Yes, Ashley Madison is still up and running. As of , Ashley Madison says it has more than 75 million members in 53 countries. Like any other dating app, users sign up by creating a profile and go on to message other members.
