Ashley Madison Breach: Karma Kicking Cheaters in the Ass?

Its slogan is straightforward: "Life is short. Have an affair."

Ashley Madison, whose website boasts it's the "world's leading married dating service for discreet encounters," was breached last month by a group of hackers who now appear to have made good on their threat to post nearly 10 gigabytes' worth of data on the internet. The data includes names, street addresses, and email addresses associated with millions of payment transactions. Investigators say the data -- chunks of it, at least -- appears to be legitimate.

Is this the work of karma kicking these adulterers in the behind?

Having an affair is, to me, among the most despicable acts a person can commit. The second people even contemplate cheating on their spouse, that's when a serious conversation is in order. If they aren't sure they can remain faithful, they should file for divorce before things snowball out of control. The ramifications are far worse when children are involved.

I'm sure most -- if not all -- of the "victims" haven't been able to sleep well since news of the breach broke. I feel bad for the spouses, who will likely find out the hard way.

What effect this will have on the company remains to be seen. It might very well be that Ashley Madison will not be able to recover from this. Perhaps these cheaters have learned a painful lesson.

Do you feel the victims of the hack got what they deserved? Do you hope the site gets shut down?

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