The addresses of various government agencies across the state of Arizona were found after hackers allegedy attacked the website AshleyMadison.com. According to the owners of the site, Avid Life Media, the “event is not an act of hacktivism, it is an act of criminality.”
According to the company, Ashley Madison is “the most famous name in infidelity and married dating. As seen on Hannity, Howard Stern, TIME, BusinessWeek, Sports Illustrated, Maxim, USA Today. Ashley Madison is the most recognized and reputable married dating company…. Ashley Madison is the most successful website for finding an affair and cheating partners….Thousands of cheating wives and cheating husbands signup everyday looking for an affair. We are the most famous website for discreet encounters between married individuals. Married Dating has never been easier. With our affair guarantee package we guarantee you will find the perfect affair partner.”
According to Wired.com, the hackers who identify as the Impact Team, when asked if they planned to target other web sites, told Motherboard they would target “any companies that make 100s of millions profiting off pain of others, secrets, and lies. Maybe corrupt politicians [too].”
| Agency | Extension | Number of addresses |
| Arizona Corporation Commission | azcc.gov | 1 |
| Arizona Dept. of Administration | azdoa.gov | 1 |
| Arizona Dept. of Corrections | azcorrections.gov | 11 |
| Arizona Dept. Of Economic Security | azdes.gov | 5 |
| Arizona Dept. of Racing | azracing.gov | 1 |
| Coconino County | coconino.az.gov | 1 |
| Maricopa County | maricopa.gov | 1 |
| Maricopa County | fm.maricopa.gov | 1 |
| Maricopa County | juvenile.maricopa.gov | 1 |
| Maricopa County Office of Legal Defender | old.maricopa.gov | 1 |
| Maricopa County Superior Court | superiorcourt.maricopa.gov | 2 |
| Pima County Dept. of Transportation | dot.pima.gov | 2 |
| City of Phoenix | phoenix.gov | 5 |
| City of Scottsdale | scottsdaleaz.gov | 2 |
| City of Tempe | tempe.gov | 3 |
“It is an illegal action against the individual members of AshleyMadison.com, as well as any freethinking people who choose to engage in fully lawful online activities. The criminal, or criminals, involved in this act have appointed themselves as the moral judge, juror, and executioner, seeing fit to impose a personal notion of virtue on all of society,” reads the press release by Avid. “We will not sit idly by and allow these thieves to force their personal ideology on citizens around the world. We are continuing to fully cooperate with law enforcement to seek to hold the guilty parties accountable to the strictest measures of the law.”
“We know that there are people out there who know one or more of these individuals, and we invite them to come forward. While we are confident that the authorities will identify and prosecute each of them to the fullest extent of the law, we also know there are individuals out there who can help to make this happen faster,” concluded the statement.
Anyone with information that can lead to the identification, arrest and conviction of these criminals, can contact information@avidlifemedia.com.