Now it’s TiVo’s turn to issue a press release: TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO), the creator of and a leader in advanced television services including digital video recorders (DVRs) announced today that we were informed by Epsilon, a third-party e-mail marketing vendor who TiVo and other companies use to manage email communications, that an unauthorized person…
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Capital One, New York & Company both notifying customers of Epsilon breach
From Capital One‘s press release today: Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) announced today that it was notified by Epsilon, a marketing vendor used to send e-mails, that an unauthorized person outside Epsilon gained access to files that included e-mail addresses of Capital One customers. Capital One has been informed that the compromised files did…
U.S. Bank notifies customers of Epsilon breach
And then were four (if I’m correct in my guess that Brookstone is also an Epsilon client). U.S. Bank has notified its customers of the Epsilon Interactive email list breach according to Boise Weekly, who have provided a copy of the email notification on their site.
Brookstone notifies customers that email addresses were exposed in email service provider breach
Brookstone is notifying customers that their email service provider was compromised. Although not named in the email notice, the timing of this suggests that it may be Epsilon. I had contacted Epsilon earlier this evening to inquire whether they would just disclose a list of affected clients, but they had declined to do so. A…
Epsilon breach also affects JPMorgan Chase customers
The Epsilon hack reported earlier as affecting Kroger customers also affected JPMorgan Chase customers. From the financial firm’s web site, this press release: JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) Chase announced today that we were informed by Epsilon, a marketing vendor we use to send e-mails, that an unauthorized person outside their company accessed files that included e-mail…
Hackers compromising some iTunes accounts
Matt Liebowitz reports: Hacked accounts and fraudulent purchases are leaving iTunes users singing a sad song — again. Crafty computer criminals are compromising users’ iTunes accounts and purchasing hundreds of dollars worth of music, apps, gift cards, ringtones and games, the security firm Kaspersky Lab reported. The hacks, discussed in detail in an Apple Discussions…