Top data security expert fears traumatic aftermath in Ashley Madison hack

Brian Krebs says public shaming culture could put lives at risk after the release of personal information from the infidelity website

Top data security analyst Brian Krebs has warned that people could take their lives after their personal details were exposed in a hack of infidelity website Ashley Madison.

"We have to be very cautious and I think sensitive to this," Krebs, who broke the initial story, said. "There's a very real chance that people are going to overreact. I wouldn't be surprised if we saw people taking their lives because of this, and obviously piling on with ridicule and trying to out people is not gonna help the situation."