According to Canadian police, two suicides may be linked to the hacking of adultery site Ashley Madison’s membership data.
“As of this morning we have two unconfirmed reports of suicides associated to the leak of Ashley Madison customer profiles,” Toronto police Staff Superintendent Bryce Evans told a news conference. Mr Evans also said that the hack is leading to “spin off” crimes. The hack of the Canadian based site saw the release of stolen emails and user account information from 32million people.
The Toronto police along with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Ontario Provincial Police, US Homeland Security and the American FBI are investigating the hack, under the name, “Project Unicorn.” Ashley Madison’s Canadian parent company Avid Life Media is offering a C$500,000 (£325,000) reward for information on the hackers.
Police have set up a Twitter account, @AMCaseTPS, and hashtag, #AMCaseTPS, in a bid to gather information about the hack from members of the public.