The founder of infidelity website AshleyMadison.com has left the company in the aftermath of a massive breach of user data.

Noel Biderman, the CEO of Toronto-based Avid Life Media Inc., has stepped down from his post and is no longer with the company, according to a statement issued Friday morning.

“This change is in the best interest of the company and allows us to continue to provide support to our members and dedicated employees. We are steadfast in our commitment to our customer base,” Avid Life Media said in a statement.

Biderman’s departure comes in the wake of an enormous security breach that made global headlines. On Aug. 18 hackers released the sensitive details of millions of Ashley Madison users, including email addresses, full names, street addresses and partial credit card numbers.

Biderman, the self-proclaimed "king of infidelity," has been the president and CEO of Avid Life Media since 2002, and was frequently the public face of the adultery-promoting website.

In a second breach last week, the group of anonymous hackers uploaded internal company documents, including what they claimed was a trove of Biderman's work emails.

"Hey Noel, you can admit it's real now," said a message announcing the second breach.

Avid Life Media has offered a $500,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the hackers, who call themselves the Impact Team.

“We are actively adjusting to the attack on our business and members’ privacy by criminals. We will continue to provide access to our unique platforms for our worldwide members,” Avid Life Media said in Friday's statement.

The company faces lawsuits in both Canada and the U.S. from users over the data breach. Canada's privacy commissioner is also investigating.