The recent theft of millions of email addresses from online marketing firm Epsilon means many of us will likely receive targeted phishing e-mails. Before you panic, here’s my take on it: Your risk of becoming an identity theft victim is low – provided you apply an extra dose of caution and know how to identity fraudulent e-mails. …
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Thanks for the timely post, my InBox has been filled with apologies! I am not sure what is more troubling, that it happened, or how many brands use this company that has had a breach…..
Terri:
The word in one of the Data Breach News groups is that there may be as many as 80 companies buying services from Epsilon. As Sarah says in her blog post, the risk of Identity theft is fairly low.