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Could the Ashley Madison data breach happen today?

In this photo illustration, a man visits the Ashley Madison website.
Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images

Alice Wallbank | Shoosmiths

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The mass data breach of the infamous Ashley Madison website offers insight into data privacy and cybersecurity.

A recent Netflix documentary retells the story of the mass data breach in 2015 affecting up to 36 million users of the Ashley Madison website. A decade ago, the Canadian site’s USP was already proving controversial: catering for happily married people looking for a discreet affair. The leak was personally

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