Ashley Madison let off with $1.66m fine over huge hack
by Reuters in Toronto from Technology | The Guardian on (#25A82)
Customers receive nothing from settlement with US Federal Trade Commission, which decided owner Ruby Corp was unable to pay full $17.5m penalty
The owner of hacked infidelity website Ashley Madison will pay a sharply discounted $1.66m penalty to settle US investigations into lax data security and deceptive practices.
The remainder of a $17.5m settlement was suspended based on privately held Ruby Corp's inability to pay.
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