The Ashley Madison hack not only devastated marriages, but also companies that learned employees used their work email addresses and computers to access the site.
Four NCUA email addresses were discovered among those posted online from the marital affair website. NCUA Public Affairs Specialist John Fairbanks said the agency was investigating the incident.The breach was the latest on a rapidly growing list of large data breaches that have some calling for more security regulation out of Washington.
John Breyault, vice president of public policy, telecommunications and fraud for the National Consumers League, said the hack is a clear sign Washington must implement strong national data security laws that will force businesses to protect consumer information.
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