As CEO Resigns, Ashley Madison Desperately Tries to Wipe Leaked Data From the Internet
By Natalie Alcoba
Aug. 28, 2015 | 2:45 pm
The man who founded AshleyMadison.com, the marital cheating site at the center of a massive privacy breach, has stepped down as chief executive of the company that owns it.
Noel Biderman has agreed to vacate the helm of Avid Life Media Inc. (ALM) "and is no longer with the company," according to a statement released Friday by ALM.
"This change is in the best interest of the company and allows us to continue to provide support to our members and dedicated employees. We are steadfast in our commitment to our customer base," ALM said.
The company is "actively adjusting to the attack on our business and members' privacy by criminals," it added, and the website is still operational.
The company and its roughly 39 million users have been reeling ever since hackers calling themselves the Impact Team dumped reams of personal data, including partial credit card numbers, email addresses, and sexual preferences, onto the worldwide web.
The hackers said that they targeted Ashley Madison for its questionable privacy and business practices, in particular a claim by the company that users could delete their information for a $19. fee.
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