Ashley Madison Hack Update: Experts Say Cheating Claims Could Severely Impact Members of Online Sex Sites

According to experts, many adulterers who are registered members on Ashley Madison may end up committing suicide if the hackers decide to name and shame the sites 37 million users.

The site which helps people cheat on their spouses has been controversial since its inception. With last week's hack orchestrated by the Impact team has threatened to reveal the personal details of users if the site does not shut down its service.

Pers Thorsheim, renowned computer security expert however feels many of the users registered on the site might not have even cheated on their partners.

He point out to how the site allows some people to start an account without verification. These users could first check out the site's services before imparting their credit card information.

In many cases, these limited accounts might have been opened by people who did not have the guts to go along with the affair.

"The free account essentially cannot be used for contacting or communicating with anyone else," Thorsheim added.

"Even if your credit card information shows you paid for an account, there is still no proof of you doing anything illegal according to law.

"The only thing left are rumors. The kind of rumors that can ruin pretty much anyone's life for a long, long time."

One of the two men whose name was leaked recently by the group had joined the site in 2010 out of curiosity. The Canadian man who is also a father, has been married for 20 years and had paid $19 to Ashley Madison to have his details scrubbed from the site a couple of years later. He insists that he never used to site to cheat on his spouse.

He said, "Sometimes, you're just curious, looking for friends, but then it doesn't necessarily appeal to you. I haven't been on the site in a long, long time. Like I said, it is a stupid (website). You go just to see what is out there. It was pretty much a waste of time... to join."