I received the following email from a blog reader this morning: FYI I have received 3 phishing emails in the last 12 hours including emails purportedly from Charter, Walgreens, and Citibank; of special interest however is the fact that I received a phone call on my home phone and the ID listed the caller as…
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Why unsubscribing from mail lists might not have protected you from the Epsilon breach
Back in December 2010, when Walgreens sent out its first breach notifications, one of the troubling aspects was that despite the fact that consumers had unsubscribed from their mailings, their data had been retained. The December 2010 notification email read, in part: We realize you previously unsubscribed from promotional emails from Walgreens, and that will continue….
What should the headline on the Epsilon breach be?
By now, there have been thousands of news stories on the security breach at Epsilon, a Dallas-based email marketing service provider. Many of the headlines have incorporated the names of some of the firm’s biggest clients like Chase, Target, or Kroger. Many of the headlines have seemingly tried to frighten consumers into reading the story…
And the hits just keep on coming for Epsilon
Note: CBS reports that the Secret Service is investigating the Epsilon breach. If you receive a phishing attempt that you want to report to the Secret Service, email phishing-report@us-cert.gov. You can also file a report at http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx. I’ll add businesses to the list of affected customers as I become aware of them, so check back if…
Was this Epsilon’s first breach – or its second? (update2)
From the this-may-be-getting-ugly dept.: Adding to the growing list of companies affected by a breach at Dallas-based Epsilon, Stitch Kingdom reports that Disney Destinations (The Walt Disney Travel Company) was also affected by the breach . But I knew that already thanks to a site reader who tiredly sent me the notification he received from them….
The College Board makes notifications after the Epsilon breach
The College Board (yes, the same folks responsible for any misery you experienced taking your SATs for college) has sent out an email notification that was sent to this site by a reader: We have been informed by Epsilon, the vendor that sends email to you on our behalf, that your e-mail address may have…