We have no qualms about whatever consenting adults may do together in the privacy of their bedrooms, but if you’re going to sign up for an online service that facilitates you cheating on your spouse… for the love of god, don’t use your work email.
Ashley Madison, the internet’s favourite online adultery network – its tagline is: “Life is short. Have an affair” – was recently the victim of a hack by e-vigilantes who took offense at the company’s values and practices.
They threatened to publish the details of all their users’ accounts if the website didn’t shut down, and when it stayed live, they delivered on that promise.
According to the SCMP, which made a very helpful “analysis” of the leaked account info, the website hosted nine users who used “.gov.hk” email addresses, as well as more than 10,000 account holders who had “.hk” emails.
The search also turned up hundreds of “.edu.hk” emails (meaning either Hong Kong students are getting married far too young, or their professors are far too bored), as well as 10 accounts that used their official emails for local NGOs.
The leaked info also showed that in the last three years, more than 770 transactions (for membership of the site) were made by users who said they were located in Hong Kong.
The moral of the story: don’t give someone your credit card info to cheat on your spouse, and never trust the internet, even if a website’s landing page features a woman going “shhhh”.
