Is it safe to contact them to be verified at this time?

Your files are still safe and have nothing to do with her current (old) issues.

why wouldnt they be? did I miss something?

Same here.  What happened?

Meaning no disrespect to anyone, but once two people know a secret it's not a secret.  

Membership and several parts of RS-AVS are down.  
Yep I'm using an alias so I don't get beaten up.  
No I don't have an axe that grind.  
Yes it could be down for routine maintenance or some legit reason.  
No I don't really believe that all is well and my info is safe

No idea what you're seeing wherever you are.
The entire site seems fine from here in good 'ol Chicago
All pages load just fine.
Been that way all day long.
I've searched for a few ladies earlier and they had me verified just fine....
I have no reason to worry. I'm OK with it all

Such an angry & name calling woman...  Don't be mad... Remember you outted yourself. Nobody outted you. Hotlogic made a statement and you started with the angry posts. Xanax works wonders.

I get that a bunch of you are friends with the owner, but the insistence that "all is fine, you have nothing to worry about" is becoming insufferable. Maybe some of you ought to consider how carefully you screen your clients, how carefully you protect your real life identity from clients, why you do so, and then think about how would you feel if a database containing your real life private info was compromised and out in the wild? Would you gladly accept a bunch of hobbyists saying "you have nothing to worry about, nobody wants to hurt you, nothing to see here, move on and keep working"?

And who exactly are you to be so sure this "database is out in the wild" and being shared by other departments?  

They've been hugely successful in Chicago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DG97dAVZns

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Many people panic, but most people seem to believe that since nothing has happened so far to the members of any of these sites, we will be continue to be safe when future sites are investigated or shut down.  
 
If we could be in trouble just for being on escorting sites, then we'd all be in trouble.  There has to be proof of a crime.  The burden of is on the prosecution.  
 
RS-AVS has always worked well for me and I will continue to use them.

Based upon what has happened with the owner will my RS2K information still be considered a valid form of verification for most Chicago area providers?

rs-avs is still doing what they do.........

Some providers still accept it.  I suggest writing them to find out first.

It never was acceptable...

Thank you for understanding the big picture. Very intelligent response.

people can call us chicken little or paranoid but the fact remains that folks in this community need to be extra cautious for obvious reasons. therefore, i applaud the people who have spoke up that the risk just simply isn't worth it. of course we  don't know for sure if the database has been compromised or not but for some of us we feel the chance is great enough not to mess around with it. safety/privacy is top priority. i personally would feel more comfortable booking a provider that is not with rs2k and/or doesn't accept their verification anymore. i recall maybe 1 or 2 of providers who explicitly state on their website that they ONLY accept rs2k. we don't have to go as far as to say "i don't accept RS" but if i saw an ad that said, "i only accept p411, DC, or 2 provider references" that wold make me feel comfortable. obviously DC/p411 isn't bulletproof either, but this is the situation we are in... just my .02
(btw, i don't think p411 is US anyways, i could be wrong. RS on the other hand was based here)

Agree about the great posts from Mya and 2KG - straight forward and honest.  

As you can see, I don't typically post on boards. But I've been around a while and always enjoy reading your posts/stories. I just ran across this thread (yep - way behind!) and felt it was too important to stay silent.