2014 — Epsilon: Hackers obtained the names and email addresses of…
Data compromised
Personal information
Technical writeup
Hackers obtained the names and email addresses of customers of dozens of businesses maintained by Epsilon Management LLC. Epsilon said only 2% of its database had been invaded, but dozens of
major companies across a variety of industries responded by emailing
their customers to notify them of the breach. The companies include
Citigroup Inc., Capital One Financial Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
1-800-Flowers.com Inc., Best Buy Co. Inc., L.L. Bean Inc. and Target
Corp.
Experts state that the b
Root cause
Hacking