Ashley Madison data breach: joint findings released

Ashley Madison data breach: joint findings released

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https://www.oaic.gov.au/updates/news-and-media/ashley-madison-data-breach-joint-findings-releasedhttps://www.oaic.gov.au/updates/news-and-media/ashley-madison-data-breach-joint-findings-released
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Monday, October 31, 2022
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  • Ashley Madison data breach: joint findings released
    A joint investigation into the Ashley Madison data breach, conducted by the Australian Privacy Commissioner, Timothy Pilgrim, and the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), Daniel Therrien, has concluded.
  • The two offices have released joint findings highly critical of the dating websites privacy and personal data security practices and include court-enforceable commitments by Ashley Madisons parent company, Avid Life Media Inc (ALM recently rebranded as Ruby Corp).
  • In August 2015, ALM was the target of a data breach which involved information claimed to have been stolen from ALM, including the details of approximately 36 million Ashley Madison user accounts.
  • The findings of our joint investigation reveal the risks to businesses when they do not have a dedicated risk management process in place to protect personal information, said Commissioner Pilgrim.
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