Cybersecurity Lessons Learned From the Ashley Madison Hack

As you may know, Ashley Madison — a website that connects users to engage in extramarital affairs — was hacked on July 15, 2015. Several days later, the hacking group, called “Impact Team,” released a small amount of personal data on users after the site was not shut down according to the hackers’ demands. Later in August, the hackers sent out another larger file full of user information — totaling 32 million users whose information was leaked. Whether your company works with such sensitive subjects or stores personal information, there is much to be learned from this massive data breach. Check out six lessons below learned from the Ashley Madison hack.