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HootSuite privacy fail sees hundreds of emails sent to users in an hour, complete with other people’s details

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Dissent

Matt Brian reports:

There appears to be something wrong with the internal systems over at social management company HootSuite, after it started sending out email reminders to users warning them that their free 60-day HootSuite Pro trial was about to end – but also included the names and email addresses of other people using the service.

Scores of HootSuite users have taken to Twitter to voice their displeasure at receiving the flood of emails, with TNW reader Matt Navarra contacting us to share that he has already received more than 485 emails at the time of writing (some have reported more than 1000).

Read more on The Next Web and hope no one clicks Reply-All.


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