Ashley Madison: $500K Bounty for Hackers
Summary: AshleyMadison.com offered a $500,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the Impact Team, the group that leaked personal data on more than 30 million users of the site. At a Toronto press conference, Police Staff Superintendent Bryce Evans said the investigation, code-named Project Unicorn, had received two unconfirmed reports of suicides associated with the leak and warned of extortion scams targeting customers.
Key Takeaway: Toronto Police reported two unconfirmed suicides tied to the leak and said the attackers' actions had already sparked spin-offs of crimes and further victimization - a reminder that a breached database of 30 million identities becomes a weapon aimed at individuals, not just a corporate loss.
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