Brett Winterford writes: … Today iTnews can reveal that Epsilon has been aware of the vulnerability behind this attack for some months. In late November, Epsilon partner ReturnPath – which provides monitoring and authentication services to email service providers – warned customers about a series of coordinated phishing and hacking attacks levelled at the mailing…
Protecting a Sperm Donor's Privacy in the Digital Age
Alice Crisci writes: Inevitably when I discuss my fertility preservation choice to freeze embryos with donor sperm, I am asked, “Did you get to see his photo?” I respond the same way every time: “Only a baby photo, and I would never want to see a current photo of my donor.” The fertility industry, in…
House Lawmakers Want Info About Data Breach – So Do I!
Earlier today, I noted that Senator Blumenthal had asked Attorney General Holder to open an investigation into the Epsilon breach. Also today, some members of the House decided that they wanted some answers, too. Juliana Gruenwald reports: In a letter Wednesday to Epsilon’s parent company, Alliance Data Systems, the leaders of the Subcommittee on Commerce,…
The Hartford notifies employees that infected servers may have captured their personal information
On February 28, The Hartford detected that a virus had infected their Windows-based servers. The virus had the potential to capture personal information involved in online transactions including bank account numbers, Social Security Numbers, user account logins/passwords, and credit card numbers. By letter dated March 10 to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, The Hartford…
Alliance Data Provides Statement Surrounding Unauthorized Entry Incident at Epsilon Subsidiary
Alliance Data, the parent company of Epsilon, has issued a press release: Alliance Data Systems Corporation (NYSE: ADS), parent company of Epsilon, today reaffirmed Epsilon’s previous statement that the unauthorized entry into an Epsilon email system was limited to email addresses and/or customer names only. No personal identifiable information (PII) was compromised, such as social…
Blumenthal asks for Epsilon investigation
I knew I’d enjoy seeing what Senator Blumenthal would do on consumer privacy issues now that he’s in the Senate. Hayley Tsukayama reports: Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said that he has sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder requesting an investigation into the Epsilon data leak that affected millions of consumers this week. In…