Epsilon, FUUUUU

BMWinNorthdakota · 04-13-2011, 02:05 AM

To our valued customers,

Polo Ralph Lauren's former email service provider, Epsilon, recently informed us that an unauthorized third party gained access to an Epsilon email application and obtained names and email addresses of Polo Ralph Lauren customers. We have been informed by Epsilon that the company took immediate action to address the system vulnerability and is working with the U.S. Secret Service to investigate. We regret that you may have been affected by this.

blah blah blah
Sincerely,

Ralph Lauren Customer Assistance

"As a valued U.S. Bank customer, we want to make you aware of a situation that has occurred related to your email address.

We have been informed by Epsilon Interactive, a vendor based in Dallas, Texas, that files containing your email address were accessed by unauthorized entry into their computer system. Epsilon helps us send you emails about products and services that may be of interest to you.

blah blah"

I am sure some of you guys share similar emails?

I think I received it from a couple other companies...

CollinsE90 · 04-13-2011, 02:07 AM

I didn't know you could get email in North Dakota

Wakka · 04-13-2011, 03:00 AM

the fuu? no i have not gotten emails like that.

boymonkey · 04-13-2011, 05:46 AM

Same problem for customers of Best Buy, Airmiles, etc. It's a long list of companies that they serve and all of the client info have been stolen.

bolinp78 · 04-13-2011, 08:54 AM

Hasn't this been on the news serveral times in the last few weeks or am I missing something? Maybe because I'm in Dallas.

Freakazoid · 04-13-2011, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by bolinp78

Hasn't this been on the news serveral times in the last few weeks or am I missing something? Maybe because I'm in Dallas.

lol yes, apparently polo is like weeks behind the times.

bolinp78 · 04-13-2011, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Freakazoid

lol yes, apparently polo is like weeks behind the times.

I think my wife and I have recieved 4-5 of these emails a piece. And now there's an issue in the Texas comptrollers office because they had accidentally (lol) put a database of thousands of peoples' confidential information (ss#, dl#, etc.) on a public server for over a year.

007MCoupe · 04-13-2011, 10:22 AM

Yeah I got an email like this from Scottrade and a couple other companies.

NYCGP · 04-13-2011, 10:26 AM

Citibank too...

Freakazoid · 04-13-2011, 10:52 AM

the thing that amazes me is that the public response is 'its ok'. There has to be some level of recourse (lawsuit, etc) that can be done.

I figure if you have billions of email addresses in your database, you should have a damn near hackproof server setup....

kyleb350 · 04-13-2011, 11:15 AM

At least there haven't been any mass phishing attempts yet!

jpsum · 04-13-2011, 03:55 PM

I got at least 10 emails like these from different companies.

persian54 · 04-13-2011, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by jpsum

I got at least 10 emails like these from different companies.

Same

so what now? just change passwords?

jpsum · 04-13-2011, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by persian54

Same

so what now? just change passwords?

Don't think so. They claimed that all that was stolen were names and email addresses. So you may receive a lot more spam from now on.

persian54 · 04-13-2011, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by jpsum

Don't think so. They claimed that all that was stolen were names and email addresses. So you may receive a lot more spam from now on.

fun..

04-13-2011, 02:05 AM	#1
BMWinNorthdakota Banned 254 Rep 1,106 Posts Drives: 2007 bmw 335i e90 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Fargo ND iTrader: (0)	Epsilon, FUUUUU To our valued customers, Polo Ralph Lauren's former email service provider, Epsilon, recently informed us that an unauthorized third party gained access to an Epsilon email application and obtained names and email addresses of Polo Ralph Lauren customers. We have been informed by Epsilon that the company took immediate action to address the system vulnerability and is working with the U.S. Secret Service to investigate. We regret that you may have been affected by this. blah blah blah Sincerely, Ralph Lauren Customer Assistance "As a valued U.S. Bank customer, we want to make you aware of a situation that has occurred related to your email address. We have been informed by Epsilon Interactive, a vendor based in Dallas, Texas, that files containing your email address were accessed by unauthorized entry into their computer system. Epsilon helps us send you emails about products and services that may be of interest to you. blah blah" I am sure some of you guys share similar emails? I think I received it from a couple other companies...
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CollinsE90 Where my bitches 784 Rep 1,924 Posts Drives: Cadillac coupe deville Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: street corner checking profits iTrader: (0)	I didn't know you could get email in North Dakota __________________
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boymonkey Lieutenant 41 Rep 530 Posts Drives: slow Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	Same problem for customers of Best Buy, Airmiles, etc. It's a long list of companies that they serve and all of the client info have been stolen.
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bolinp78 G35 convertee 69 Rep 1,008 Posts Drives: 2008 335i (AW) Join Date: May 2008 Location: . iTrader: (1)	Hasn't this been on the news serveral times in the last few weeks or am I missing something? Maybe because I'm in Dallas. __________________
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007MCoupe Lieutenant Colonel 100 Rep 1,546 Posts Drives: '18 Sakhir M3 ZCP Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: ( ///// ) iTrader: (5)	Yeah I got an email like this from Scottrade and a couple other companies. __________________ Become a ///Member!
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NYCGP WTF are you looking at? 257 Rep 1,560 Posts Drives: Bandwagon Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Jungle iTrader: (0)	Citibank too... __________________ "It is better to be hated for what you are than loved for what you are not." -André Gide
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Freakazoid Captain 188 Rep 962 Posts Drives: Saturn Redline Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Pittsburgh iTrader: (0)	the thing that amazes me is that the public response is 'its ok'. There has to be some level of recourse (lawsuit, etc) that can be done. I figure if you have billions of email addresses in your database, you should have a damn near hackproof server setup....
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04-13-2011, 11:15 AM	#11
kyleb350 Brigadier General 429 Rep 4,709 Posts Drives: '21 X3MC Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Milwaukee iTrader: (6)	At least there haven't been any mass phishing attempts yet!
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jpsum Major 286 Rep 1,088 Posts Drives: 2010 TSX Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New Haven area iTrader: (4)	I got at least 10 emails like these from different companies.
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