Original article by Marianna Papadakis, Katie Walsh
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 33 : 28-Aug-15

The hacking of Ashley Madison, the cheating website, is likely to lead to lawsuits in Australia. The site’s owners, Avid Life Media, are already facings hundreds of millions of dollars in damages in Canada and the United States, where two class actions alleging breach of contract, negligence and breach of privacy are pending. About 460,000 Australians may have been exposed.

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