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Ashley Madison data breach

2015 leak of personal data from an online dating service
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Ashley Madison data breach

Summary

Ashley Madison data breach is a privacy data breach[1]. It draws 2,226 Wikipedia views per month (privacy_data_breach category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ashley Madison data breach's instance of is recorded as privacy data breach[3].
  • Ashley Madison data breach's target is recorded as Ashley Madison[4].
  • Ashley Madison data breach was released on August 18, 2015[5].
  • Ashley Madison data breach occurred on July 19, 2015[6].
  • Ashley Madison data breach's data size is recorded as {'unit': 'Q79738', 'amount': '+60'}[7].
  • Ashley Madison data breach's data size is recorded as {'unit': 'Q2470517', 'amount': '+30811934'}[8].

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Definition and Type

Ashley Madison data breach's instance of is recorded as privacy data breach[3].

Why It Matters

Ashley Madison data breach draws 2,226 Wikipedia views per month (privacy_data_breach category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Have I Been Pwned?. haveibeenpwned.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Have I Been Pwned?. haveibeenpwned.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Have I Been Pwned?. haveibeenpwned.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Have I Been Pwned?. haveibeenpwned.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Ashley Madison data breach. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ashley-madison-data-breach
MLA “Ashley Madison data breach.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ashley-madison-data-breach.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ashley-madison-data-breach_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Ashley Madison data breach}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ashley-madison-data-breach}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 8d ago · Chalmd · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → privacy data breach
    Data size → {'unit': 'Q79738', 'amount': '+60'}, {'unit': 'Q2470517', 'amount': '+30811934'}
    Instance of → —
    Publication date → +2015-08-18T00:00:00Z
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1617]]: 373c426a-f692-425c-a9cc-9cba22cf6922"
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