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Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal: All about Netflix’s hacked dating site documentary
Plus if it is based on a true story
MOST people love settling down for the night and putting Netflix on the TV.
Well the streaming giant has plenty of good options coming to the service in May, including Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal.
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What is Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal about?
Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal is a Netflix documentary that follows the story of a dating site for people looking to have affairs.
However it all goes wrong when the site is hacked which means the data of those who use the site is hacked.
As a result lives are ruined and marriages are put on the line.
The synopsis reads: "When a dating site for people seeking adulterous affairs is hacked, millions of users' intimate data is exposed, wrecking marriages and destroying lives."
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Ashley Madison is a Canadian online dating service and social networking service.
It was launched in 2002 and marketed to people who are married who are looking for affairs.
The website's slogan is "Life is short. Have an affair."
Who stars in Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal?
You won't see any famous faces in Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal due to it being a documentary.
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It's not yet known whether scenes will be acted out by professional actors to add to the programme.
Is Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal based on a true story?
Yes, Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal is based on a true story and is filmed in a documentary style.
The show is based on the 2015 data hacking of dating site Ashley Madison.
The site was subject to a data breach and the personal information of millions of users was released to the public.
In July 2015 an unknown person or group calling itself "The Impact Team" announced they had stolen the user data of Ashley Madison.
The hacker copied personal information about the site's user base and threatened to release users' names and personal identifying information if the site would not immediately shut down.
The personal date of 2,500 people was initially released but the company first denied that they were under threat.
Many users were worried about their extra-marital relationships being exposed due to the site's lack of adequate date security.
Information such as real names, home addresses, search history and credit card transaction records was released.
On August 18 and 20 more than 60 gigabytes of company data was publicly released, including user details.
The released data even included personal information about users who had paid the site to delete their personal information, since the company had not deleted the data that they claimed to have erased.
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How to watch Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal
You will be able to watch Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal from Wednesday May 15, 2024.
Head to Netflix and you can delve into the juicy documentary.
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