The AshleyMadison.com extramarital dating site hack of personal data from as many as 40 million users has resulted in a class action lawsuit on behalf of "all Canadian citizens." On August 20, two Canadian firms announced that they have filed class action complaints against the dating site for its failure to protect the personal identifiable information of its clients.

The lead plaintiff in the case is Eliot Shore, who the Ontario-based firms say joined AshleyMadison.com after he lost his wife of 30 years. While Shore is the only named plaintiff at this time, the firms hope to attract many more of the 250,000 Canadian subscribers affected by the breach. Not surprisingly, that could be a challenge since website subscribers may not be willing to identify themselves and confirm that they cheated on spouses.

Apparently, similar lawsuits are less likely in the United States. Read the full story from Legaltech News at Canadian Class Action Seeks $578 Million in Ashley Madison Hack.

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