It seems that Noel Biderman–the self-described “King of Infidelity/Most Hated Man on the Internet” and current victim of the worst corporate hack in history–once got his PR firm to pitch him as an expert on cyber security matters.
When news of the hack threat broke, blogger and “tech evangelist” Robert Scoble shared this 2014 pitch email casting Biderman as a source who would tell journalists why “online companies need to take every measure to ensure the security of their customer’s data.”
Unfortunately for Biderman, that last line included a typo–the Ashley Madison data dump involves personal information from millions of would-be cheaters, many of whom happen to use .gov
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