Following a flurry of litigation against Ashley Madison’s parent company Avid Life Media, a new lawsuit is pending against GoDaddy, Amazon Web Services and other data hosting providers. Seeking at least $3 million in damages, the lawsuit was brought in Arizona federal court for three unnamed plaintiffs who say the web services inflicted “emotional distress upon Ashley Madison users,” with lackadaisical security that has left them vulnerable to extortion.
The plaintiffs are seeking a court order requiring the removal of the websites, in addition to monetary damages to compensate them for their losses.
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