The harmful consequences of sexual addictions are numerous and serious; marriage break-up, loss of jobs and income, financial costs, mental health and well-being are common consequences that inevitably occur when addicts can’t cover their tracks, escalate out of control or just get discovered by chance. Now the frequent use of on-line channels to seek out opportunities for sexually acting out are presenting a major new hazard that presents the real possibility of public humiliation, blackmail as well as all of the above. Hackers are now turning their attentions to recreational sites as well as the more obvious corporate and government ones where they can do individuals serious harm. In the news today is a story that proves this is a real threat that sex addicts need to face up to and seek help before their most private details are posted for the world to see. A website providing contact services for married men and women seeking excitement through affairs admits that its data is not safe. It says,”[we] being only the latest among many companies to have been attacked, despite investing in the latest privacy and security technologies” and shows that it simply can’t offer 100% guarantees to adults who sign up. The site is purely for people that want to act out sexually – it is aimed at married men and women because ‘life is too short” and in the process of making life more fun and interesting they give up intimate private details of their sexual fantasies and tastes at great risk to their public reputations. If you find yourself doing this or providing your details on-line you can assume your behaviours are out of control and will put you at great risk if they are reined back in. It is easy to perhaps think that the sites offer you privacy and protection, but as we can see, one of the most prominent and well-resourced sites is vulnerable to attack – making you and your family vulnerable too.