Ashley Madison and the Rise of Data Kidnapping

Time Online, Yahoo Finance, Credit.com │ July 27, 2015

The extortion hack that affected cheating website Ashley Madison has shown society that hackers do not just steal financial information to make money, they can steal secrets and any data that is considered valuable to extort money out of them. Lisa Sotto tells several news sources, “things are only going to get worse..[C]ompanies and individuals paying, because they potentially have no choice.” Sotto’s practice focuses on privacy and provides advice on cybersecurity risks, including proactive cyber incident readiness.