Former ‘Ashley Madison’ executive: Site recovered after hack

(NewsNation) — The dating site for married people looking for affairs, AshleyMadisonhas doubled its membership since a devastating 2015 Hack that exposed information from millions of customers, according to a former executive.

Evan backwho served as Ashley Madison’s vice president of sales after the cyberattack, said the company invested tens of millions in improved security and infrastructure after the breach.

“Ultimately, during the two years that I worked there after the hack, there were millions, tens of millions of dollars invested in infrastructure and security,” Back said Tuesday on NewsNation’s “Dan Abrams live.” “They have probably the most robust security of any dating platform right now.”

The 2015 hack by an anonymous group released personal data from Ashley Madison’s systems, exposing customers’ real names, emails, credit card transactions and more.

Some of the notable names who were revealed to be members through the hack include Hunter Biden, YouTuber Sam Rader, reality TV star Snooki’s husband Jionni LaValle, and Josh Duggar.

Back said the company’s comeback showed it is “probably a very well-run business now,” despite a new Netflix documentary also alleging that Ashley Madison once used fake female profiles to attract men.

The Netflix documentary series “Ashley Madison: sex, lies and scandal“chronicles the rise and fall of the website Ashley Madison. The website promotional slogan is “Life is short. Have an affair.”

The former CEO of the site, Noel Biderman, left office after his emails detailing several affairs were leaked, contradicting his previous claims of being faithfully married. His wife Amanda was always by his side in promoting the company.

“It was devastating for his wife,” Back said of the leaked emails. “There are many innocent people out there who are dealing with the consequences of their evil or negative actions.”

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