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Millions caught in e-mail breach | Millions caught in e-mail breach |
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Millions of live e-mail addresses are thought to have been stolen in an attack on US marketing firm Epsilon. | Millions of live e-mail addresses are thought to have been stolen in an attack on US marketing firm Epsilon. |
It handles customer communications for many household names and sends more than 40 billion e-mails annually. | It handles customer communications for many household names and sends more than 40 billion e-mails annually. |
Epsilon has more than 2,500 clients including Best Buy, TiVo, Walgreens, Capital One, JP Morgan and Citigroup. | Epsilon has more than 2,500 clients including Best Buy, TiVo, Walgreens, Capital One, JP Morgan and Citigroup. |
Many Epsilon clients have contacted customers warning that attackers may use the stolen data to con them out of more information. | Many Epsilon clients have contacted customers warning that attackers may use the stolen data to con them out of more information. |
In a terse statement on its website, Epsilon said it had detected an incident in which "clients' customer data were exposed by an unauthorized entry into Epsilon's e-mail system". | In a terse statement on its website, Epsilon said it had detected an incident in which "clients' customer data were exposed by an unauthorized entry into Epsilon's e-mail system". |
It said the only information stolen was e-mail addresses and an associated customer name. No other personal identifiable information was exposed. It said it was conducting a full investigation into how its systems were penetrated. | It said the only information stolen was e-mail addresses and an associated customer name. No other personal identifiable information was exposed. It said it was conducting a full investigation into how its systems were penetrated. |
Epsilon did not specify which customer lists for its many clients had been stolen. | Epsilon did not specify which customer lists for its many clients had been stolen. |
However, many firms that use Epsilon contacted their customers to inform them about the data breach. | However, many firms that use Epsilon contacted their customers to inform them about the data breach. |
Barclays Bank, which runs Visa credit cards for US retailer LL Bean, warned customers that they may soon get spam seeking to elicit more personal information. | Barclays Bank, which runs Visa credit cards for US retailer LL Bean, warned customers that they may soon get spam seeking to elicit more personal information. |
Best Buy, TiVo, Walgreens, Capital One, JP Morgan and Citigroup, Kroger, Hilton Honors and others all issued similar e-mail messages to customers. | |
Also exposed were e-mail addresses for the US College Board which handles communications for more than seven million students. | Also exposed were e-mail addresses for the US College Board which handles communications for more than seven million students. |
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