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   State, Federal Government Employees In C   
   26 Aug 15 09:07:22   
   
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   DENVER (CBS4)– Both state and federal government employees in   
   Colorado were using a popular website designed to help people   
   cheat on their spouses. Hackers released the names and other   
   information of clients who used the Ashley Madison website.   
      
   “When they signed up and why, in my opinion, is their business.   
   It only crosses into the public’s business when it’s tax payer   
   dollars,” said Metro State Computer Science Professor Steve   
   Beaty.   
      
   Beaty was curious about who was on the website’s database so he   
   did some checking and found 31 different sectors of employees   
   from the state, city and schools on the site, including the   
   Department of Homeland Security.   
      
   He said it only took him a few minutes to pinpoint the exact   
   names of those who signed up on Ashley Madison. He even knows   
   when their credit cards were used on the site.   
      
   “I think there are valid concerns about ruining relationships   
   and people taking their own lives and so forth because this data   
   is so detailed,” said Beaty.   
      
   Beaty won’t release the exact names but said the number one   
   group he found is from generic state emails ending in   
   state.co.us.   
      
   The second largest group is Jefferson County School District   
   employees.   
      
   The information comes days after hackers exposed cheating   
   spouses around the world. Around 15,000 email addresses appear   
   to trace back to U.S. Government accounts.   
      
   Defense Secretary Ash Carter confirmed Thursday that the   
   Pentagon is looking into some of the people on the list who used   
   military addresses.   
      
   “Conduct is very important and we expect good conduct on the   
   part of our people,” said Carter.   
      
   Beaty said employers also had a hand in this, “Why is the state   
   allowing people to access these sites?”   
      
   The governor’s office said of the 10 state employees found on   
   the Ashley Madison site, only five are active employees. They   
   said the Ashley Madison site is blocked from the state’s domain.   
      
   Jefferson County Schools is looking into whether any policies   
   were violated and will take the appropriate steps.   
      
   Additional Information:   
   Read the full list of email addresses.   
      
   https://cbsdenver.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/websitelist.pdf   
      
   http://denver.cbslocal.com/2015/08/21/state-federal-government-   
   employees-in-colorado-on-ashley-madison/   
      
        
      
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