Thirty-seven million people are left reeling after their deepest, darkest secrets have been revealed. Ashley Madison, the go-to stop to satisfy your extramarital needs, has been attacked by a group of hackers called The Impact Team, and information from paying members was posted online for the world to see. After this attack occurred, it has started a ripple of confessions from cheating husbands and wives, among whom are a few public figures.

Some of the people who have confessed are Josh Duggar, the oldest child of the popular conservative family, and Jeff Ashton, big-time Florida state prosecuting attorney who gained recognition from the Casey Anthony case. Last week, Josh Duggar issued a personal statement about cheating on his wife, Anna, and using the site for his affairs, as well as confessing an addiction to pornography. This comes a few months after Josh also confessed to molesting an underage girl when he was 16. Jeff Ashton has resigned from his position and issued a public apology to his wife and family after being exposed.

With all the negative press and lawsuits coming left and right, Noel Biderman has stepped down from his CEO position with Avid Life Media after the company came to a unanimous decision that it would be the best option as the company recovers from the attack. The company has also issued a $500,000 bounty for anyone who can assist in finding the hackers.

More backlash has come onto the company for requiring members to pay $19 to remove their information when in reality, those who paid still ended up being exposed. Even worse, personal emails, billing addresses, and paid amounts have been released to the public. This goes beyond an invasion of privacy and jeopardizes the safety of everyone exposed. There have been two suicides that are potentially linked to the Ashley Madison attack and several divorces issued. San Antonio Police Captain Michael Gorham is one of those suicides, and the situation is currently under investigation to determine if there is a direct correlation to the Ashley Madison list.

People say what is done in the dark will eventually always come to the light, and many agree that the people exposed in the attack had it coming. The scandal presents a profound question;Is this attack more malicious than it is just? Only time will be able to tell what will happen as the world adjusts to 37 million people exposed as cheaters. In the words of Ashley Madison's motto, "Life is short, have an affair." We will see if people ever trust the online world of cheating.