Thousands of customer names and email addresses stolen

If you have now heard, the computer security of the Texas-based e-Mail marketing company, Epsilon, hacker injured and stolen has thousands of customer names and/or e-Mail addresses. Epsilon sends more than 40 billion e-Mails per year approximately 2,500 companies around the world. Chances are, you customer of one of these 2,500 companies and it is possible that your e-Mail or name in the hands of hackers has fallen. But what are the companies?

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I spoke with media representatives Jessican Simon of Epsilon and asked whether the company had an updated list of the undertakings concerned. Simon explained that the hack was examined at the moment and they were not providing this information. The own press notice of the event-which is pretty thin--says "The affected clients are about 2 percent of the total clients and a subset of the customers for the Epsilon provides e-Mail services." Simon insured me also, that only names and/or emails were no other data such as credit card numbers or other financially sensitive information captured,.

But again, how do you know if should worry you?

If your e-Mail address into the wrong hands fell, it may mean that you will start more spam.

The Christian Science Monitor, associated press, AFP and UPI, to name a few, reports that companies including Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, and capital one, best buy, Kroger, TiVo, RitzCarlton rewards, Walgreen Co., Walt Disney Co., Barclays Bank, U.S. Bancorp, Ethan AllenHome shopping network, Target, Hilton and Marriott are affected. But the list could be much longer.

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As careful Internet user should you now know that you should never click on links in e-Mails from well-known companies or banks. In other words, when you say an e-Mail from your bank with, that some information-must update or maybe it, that will say their security system was exposed and they need you click on a link and change your password-do not. Open a new tab in your browser, visit the homepage of the undertaking concerned and change the settings are. This advice is my credit card company:

Customers are borne in mind, ignore E-mail for confidential account or log in information questions and concerns that familiar-looking hyperlinks in an e-Mail to a fraudulent Web site to redirect. If you an E-mail that claims received, is from us but you are not sure, or you think that it is suspicious, you click on one of the links. Simply send us at abuse@capitalone.com then delete it. More information on fight against fraud is available at www.capitalone.com/fraud/prevention/phishing.php.

Here is a little more information from ComputerWorld to avoid a phishing scam.

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