Last year a group of hackers infiltrated the systems of social network for adulterers, Ashley Madison, revealing the private data of its 37 million users.
On that occasion, the scandal also uncovered that many of the female profiles who allegedly participated in the network were false and were created with robots ( “bots”) and other virtual programs.
In the midst of a major restructuring and “facelift”, the company that owns the platform, Avid Life Media, used the presentation of their new President and CEO to admit that manipulation .
In a statement the company said that after the scandal embarked on a process of “due diligence” and met with different challenges. So he commissioned a team of forensic accountants and investigators independent revise business practices at play in Ashley Madison.
Above all put focus on the use of “bots” and the percentage of American members of each gender who were active in the social network for adulterers. So it could be confirmed that these famous programs and robots are no longer used in this network.
The new managers, Rob Segal (CEO) and James Millership (president), which are working in the company for three months referred to the scandal over the disclosure of user data, and said they already virtual programs are not used to create fake profiles.
“the company very sorry by people whose lives and relationships could be affected by the theft of personal information,” said Segal through a statement.
“I understand that robots are widespread in the industry, but are no longer being used or will be in Avid Life Media and Ashley Madison” said Millership about it. The independent audit confirmed that the use of these programs was discarded in North America in 2014 and in the rest of the world in 2015, said Avid Media Life.
also reported that he invested heavily in security enhancements and privacy barriers for the site, to deal with the evolution of cyber-threats.
Furthermore, the hand of the consulting firm Deloitte, were created monitoring systems for 24 hours a day and seven days a week. Also, new and discreet payment methods offered.
With this new technology, the management duo, which was selected by complementarity: Segal has experience in marketing and communication, while Millership has operational experience and aims to reconstruct Ashley reposicionamiento- Madison as the dating community with an open mind most important in the world.
“we are investing in technology, are looking acquisitions , a redesign brand, new tools, companies and businesses, “said Millership, adding that the company is building its new offices in the city of Toronto to give its 100 employees a new beginning.
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