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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Epsilon Email Service Database Breached (many

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (privacy@vortex.com)
Sat Apr 2 23:34:38 2011

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Epsilon Email Service Database Breached (many clients affected)
http://j.mp/eExWLr  (This message on Google Buzz)

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The TiVo email penetration warning from earlier today appears to be a
subset of a much larger breach of email service provider Epsilon,
affecting a variety of their client firms.

Here is Epsilon's own warning:

http://j.mp/eGe3AG  (Epsilon)

Affected clients reportedly include McKinsey, College Board, US Bank,
JP Morgan Chase, Kroger, and apparently *many* others.

--Lauren--
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