Recent reports state that at least two people have taken their lives after being exposed to have Ashley Madison accounts.

Superintendent Bryce Evans of the Toronto Police presided over a press conference where he warned hackers about the consequences of their actions and reminded the public of scams that have appeared in the aftermath of the Ashley Madison scandal.

"I want to make it very clear to you your actions are illegal and we will not be tolerating them," Evans said. "This is your wake-up call."

Evans also revealed that two unconfirmed suicides were allegedly associated with the infidelity site's security breach. One of the reported victims was a captain of the San Antonio Police Department who took his life a few days after it was discovered that he was among the Ashley Madison members whose personal information was exposed during the data dump.

Reports that there were suicides due to the Ashley Madison hack was something that Brian Krebs, the security analyst who broke the news of the hack, said might happen. According to Krebs, there will be instances when "people are going to overreact."

"I wouldn't be surprised if we saw people taking their lives because of this, and obviously piling on the ridicule and trying to out people is not gonna help the situation," he added.

The hacking of the Ashley Madison website will go down in history as one of the largest and most serious hacks that were accomplished. The hackers, who called themselves the Impact Team, were able to steal the data of the site's 33 million members.

The Toronto police also revealed during the press conference that several hate crimes caused by the hack have been reported. The law enforcement agency is also faced with "spin-offs of crimes and further victimization" of members and the public. Some citizens were said to have already fallen victims to extortion and phishing attempts.

One example of a scam the Toronto police mentioned was of people victimized by "hack checking" websites. People who went to sites to check if their names or email addresses were among those included in the hack, soon found that their information have been compromised and that hackers have sent malignant software to their email accounts. There have also been confirmed cases of Ashley Madison members being victimized by extortionists.

Avid Life Media, which owns Ashley Madison and its sister site, Established Men, is offering a reward of $500,000 Canadian dollars (US $380,000) to anyone who can provide concrete information on the hackers that would lead to their arrest.