{"id":60206,"date":"2015-08-29T00:20:48","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T16:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=60206"},"modified":"2025-01-13T18:30:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T23:30:50","slug":"ashley-madison-ceo-steps-down-in-wake-of-hacking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/08\/29\/ashley-madison-ceo-steps-down-in-wake-of-hacking\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashley Madison CEO steps down in wake of hacking"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Noel Biderman, the CEO of the company that runs adultery website Ashley Madison (Instagram photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NEW YORK \u2013 The CEO of the company that runs adultery website Ashley Madison is stepping down in the wake of the massive breach of the company’s computer systems and outing of millions of its members.<\/p>\n

Avid Life Media Inc. says Noel Biderman\u2019s departure is effective immediately and was a mutual decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis change is in the best interest of the company and allows us to continue to provide support to our members and dedicated employees,\u201d Avid Life\u2019s statement reads. \u201cWe are steadfast in our commitment to our customer base.\u201d<\/p>\n

Biderman didn\u2019t immediately return an email sent to his work account seeking comment.<\/p>\n

Biderman, who touted himself as \u201cthe king of infidelity,\u201d made millions off the philosophy that cheating is a natural part of married life. The site charges a fee each time a member sends a potential lover a message.<\/p>\n

Biderman has written books espousing his views on adultery, including one published in 2011 titled: \u201cCheaters Prosper \u2013 How Infidelity Will Save The Modern Marriage.\u201d At the same time, the married father of two has claimed to be a devoted husband and that his wife of 12 years would be heartbroken if he ever broke his vows to her.<\/p>\n

Privately held Toronto-based Avid Life grossed $115 million in earnings last year, according to tax documents and figures shared by Biderman with Forbes.<\/p>\n

Avid Life\u2019s statement released Friday went on to say that it\u2019s \u201cactively adjusting\u201d to the fallout from the hacking and continues to provide access to its services. The company, which has offered a $500,000 Canadian (U.S. $378,204) reward for information leading to the arrest of the hackers, adds that it continues to cooperate with international law enforcement in their investigations.<\/p>\n

Hackers originally breached Avid Life\u2019s systems in July, accusing it of filling the site with fake profiles and charging fees for wiping profiles that were never truly deleted. The hackers posted the information online a month later after the company didn\u2019t comply with their demands to shut down.<\/p>\n

The posting of the data \u2013 including names, emails, home addresses, financial data and message history \u2013 has so far resulted in a flurry of lawsuits throughout the U.<\/p>\n

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S. There also have been reports of extortion attempts and two unconfirmed suicides, according to Canadian police.<\/p>\n

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The credit-card information of U.S. government workers \u2013 some with sensitive jobs in the White House, Congress and the Justice Department \u2013 also was revealed in the breach. And hundreds of email addresses in the data release appear to be connected to federal, provincial and municipal workers across Canada.<\/p>\n

Ashley Madison, whose slogan is \u201cLife is short. Have an affair,\u201d purports to have nearly 40 million members.<\/p>\n

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