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IRS says thieves stole tax info from 100,000 [washingtonpost on 26 May 2015]
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Hacked Adult FriendFinder database reveals extramarital affairs of millions [HN]:
"Adult Friend Finder, one of the largest online dating sites, may have been breached more than two months ago, and the sensitive files—include names, ages, email addresses, zip codes and more—are apparently still online....
Bev Robb, who does malware and dark Web research, came across the Adult Friend Finder files in March. She said she held off on publicizing the information for a few weeks before contacting two security experts.
Possibly an extortion / non-payment issue: