Security News > 2020 > January > Ashley Madison breach victims have more to worry about
Five-year old data from the site's breach is at the center of a new cryptocurrency ransom campaign, and it may be the beginning of a new trend.
According to email security vendor Vade, a new wave of emails attempting to extort money from Ashley Madison victims has appeared, and it's something they haven't seen before.
Account names, passwords, physical addresses, security question answers, billing details-all that and more are included in the extortion emails.
Even if the email could be scanned it would only be found to contain more personal details and a QR code.
If you're targeted by this type of email, flag it as spam, report it to organization leaders so they can apply email filters to block more messages, and be sure you take care to change your passwords and secure accounts against potential hijacking.