Reuters–More customers exposed as big data breach grows

The names and e-mails of customers of Citigroup Inc and other large U.S. companies, as well as College Board students, were exposed in a massive and growing data breach after a computer hacker penetrated online marketer Epsilon.

In what could be one of the biggest such breaches in U.S. history, a diverse swath of companies that did business with Epsilon stepped forward over the weekend to warn customers some of their electronic information could have been exposed.

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2 comments on “Reuters–More customers exposed as big data breach grows

  1. sophy0075 says:

    Yeah, I received a notice from The College Board (the folks who bring your children the SAT) yesterday. I’m thrilled. Not.

  2. Teatime2 says:

    I received emails from Best Buy and my bank. Equally not thrilled. 🙁