The domains for the White House, Department of Homeland Security and FBI appear on the alleged Ashley Madison client list.

“Yes, the services are looking into it as well they should be”, said U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter. A further probe on the leaked email addresses show that majority came from webmail providers.

In a statement ALM said: “We will not sit idly by and allow these thieves to force their personal ideology on citizens around the world”.

In fact, reports say the Impact Team hackers are releasing 20GB of private information from Ashley Madison executives.

Traffic data from Thursday, when hackers released a second round of information, is not yet available.

Even though numerous profiles on the infidelity site are apparently bogus, the Ashley Madison hack makes other breaches, even the Sony hack last December with its ties to a movie and North Korea, seem quaint. Some law firms have been receiving up to three calls a day because of the leak. This means that many of those whose data has been leaked can claim that they were either signed up without their knowledge, or that they were just browsing.

Motherboard said it contacted the group through “an intermediary” and verified the group’s PGP signature used for encrypting messaging.

The Indiana State Personnel Department released a statement saying “We are now investigating the validity of the in.gov e-mail addresses and if any were used in a way that violates the employee information resources use agreement”.

It helps connect people seeking to have extramarital relationships and is owned by Toronto-based Avid Life Media.

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The exact consequences from the hack of a cheating website have yet to be fully known, but experts warn that you should tread with caution.

A Wired sampling of the data indicates that users likely provided random numbers and addresses, but files containing credit card transactions provide real names and address.