Exposed

The Ashley Madison Hack

By: Sophie Elmhirst, Maria Luisa Tucker

Narrated by: Sophie Nélisse

This program contains sexual content and occasional adult language. An episode also includes mentions of suicide. Please keep that in mind when choosing when and where to listen.

Millions of people–looking to cheat on their partners–signed up for Ashley Madison in the early 2000s, seeking a private space to share their public desires. The promise of discretion was shattered in the summer of 2015, when anonymous hackers stole the company’s cache of user information and published it worldwide. The result? One of the most shocking data breaches of the internet age. Overnight, millions of unfaithful spouses had their real names, addresses and sexual preferences published online in a searchable database that anyone could browse. Presented by acclaimed actress Sophie Nélisse, told through the dramatic stories of those who were caught up in the hack, and from experts who put it all into the context of our rapidly changing internet culture, Exposed: The Ashley Madison Hack serves as a cautionary tale for anyone whose secrets live in the cloud–and what happens when trust is broken both online and in the real world.

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Hard to feel sorry for the cheaters

This is an interesting take on Ashley Madison, trying to help us understand the pain people who were caught had to go through. Not a fan of cheaters so after the first chapter or two I couldn’t relate.

Not Bad…

This was a good, broad overview, but the story didn’t really live up to the promise of the title.

Good because it was a true story

It gives us a lot to think about. There are always so many lives that get hurt in the crossfire. Folks can get selfish at times and the truth always sets you free. I highly recommend this to everyone.

If Only You Knew

I never followed this story at the time but have a lot of thoughts about all of it.

Personally, I have always been (and remain) leary of the internet in terms of privacy. And as much as we would like to stay protected, the ways of our world will never really allow us to.

Even the most popular social media sites claim to allow you to delete past data but we know that they really don't.

As a NeMaNoCh (never married no children) I am in no position to share my thought/opinions on the main parties, the specific website and its nature and other related aspects of this story.

Great Listen

I didn’t want to put this down, this was the first I ever heard of Ashley Madison. Love true stories ❤️