NEARLY 600 people in Barry have had their details leaked by hackers who infiltrated a controversial adultery website.

Names of people in Barry, Rhoose, Sully and St Athan are amongst those that have been leaked onto the internet from Ashley Madison.com - a website where men and women can sign up and have affairs.

The data shows that across the Vale of Glamorgan close to 1,000 people have had their details leaked online.

The Ashley Madison website was hacked by activists angry at the company's policy of forcing users to pay should they wish to have their information deleted.

The leaked data has been collated into a digital map showing which areas users are from and what percentage of them are men or women.

Details show that 581 people in Barry are signed up members, and that there are 27 people in Rhoose, 16 people in St Athan and 12 people in Sully all signed up to the website.

When you factor in neighbouring areas, the map shows that across the Vale of Glamorgan there are a total of 998 people signed up to Ashley Madison including 209 in Penarth.

In each area the ratio of men to women looking for affairs is overwhelmingly male heavy, with more than 85 per cent of users being men.

After a warning was issued by campaigners The Impact Group that the details of Ashley Madison's 39 million users would be revealed if they did not take down the website, the data was leaked online earlier this week.

It is believed that the names, email addresses and - in some cases - credit card information of members have been dumped online.

Several websites have appeared in the wake of the leak, allowing members - or their partners - to search whether their details have been compromised.

Data can be found by searching these websites using an email address or username, although it is believed that not all the users are genuine and it is possible that some have been used without the individual's knowledge.

The leak is currently being investigated by Canadian police and Ashley Madison's parent company Avid Life Media - based in Toronto - is offering a £240,000 reward for information on the hackers.