Tej Kohli business blog warns its reader’s about the attack on Epsilon, a leading US marketing firm, where millions of email addresses have been stolen. Read the complete report on Tej Kohli blog.
In an attack on US marketing firm Epsilon, millions of live e-mail addresses are deemed to have been stolen.
Epsilon handles customer communications for many household names and sends more than 40 billion e-mails annually. It has more than 2,500 clients including Best Buy, TiVo, Walgreens, Capital One, JP Morgan and Citigroup.
A lot of Epsilon clients have contacted customers warning that attackers may use the stolen data to con them out of more information.
A statement on their website says they have “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 is conducting a full investigation into how its systems were penetrated.
Epsilon did not mention 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.
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 and others all issued similar e-mail messages to customers.
“If anyone is using the services of the aforesaid banks, please be wary of the spam you might receive in the coming few days, ” says Tej Kohli.
Also exposed were e-mail addresses for the US College Board which handles communications for more than seven million students.
Tej Kohli is an entrepreneur who lives in San Jose, Costa Rica. He runs several business ventures across various parts of the world. Tej Kohli is passionate about blogging, and want its readers to stay abreast with the activities in business world.