Play.com - Important: Email (IN)Security Message ...
"From: "Play.com"
Sent: 22/03/11 01:10
Subject: Important: Email Security Message
handles part of our marketing communications has had a security
breach. Unfortunately this has meant that some customer names and
email addresses may have been compromised. We take privacy and security very seriously and ensure all sensitive
customer data is protected. Please be assured this issue has occurred
outside of Play.com and no other personal customer information has
been involved. Please be assured we have taken every step to ensure this doesn?t
happen again and accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may
have caused some of you. Customer Advice Please do be vigilant with your email and personal information when
using the internet. At Play.com we will never ask you for information
such as passwords, bank account details or credit card numbers. If you
receive anything suspicious in your email, please do not click on any
links and forward the email on to privacy@play.com for us to
investigate. Thank you for continuing to shop at Play.com and we look forward to
serving you in the future. Play.com Customer Service Team ************************************************************************
Confidentiality: This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are
confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity
to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error
please notify the sender immediately and delete this message from your
computer without further action. Any dissemination, distribution or
copying of this message or any files transmitted with it by an
unauthorised recipient is strictly prohibited.
Viruses: This message has been swept for viruses but we cannot guarantee
that this e-mail or its attachments are virus free nor accept
responsibility for any virus inadvertently transmitted herewith.
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and later in the day ...
"from Play.com <info@play.com>
reply-to info@play.com
date Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 9:46 PM
subject Important: Email Security Update
mailed-by bounce.newsletters.play.com
CEO
Play.com************************************************************************
Confidentiality: This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are
confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity
to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error
please notify the sender immediately and delete this message from your
computer without further action. Any dissemination, distribution or
copying of this message or any files transmitted with it by an
unauthorised recipient is strictly prohibited.
Viruses: This message has been swept for viruses but we cannot guarantee
that this e-mail or its attachments are virus free nor accept
responsibility for any virus inadvertently transmitted herewith.
************************************************************************ ".
Note that Play do not draw attention to the fact customers sign in to their accounts with the aforementioned leaked email address as username. Nor do they mention they retain customer credit card information, rather than requiring it to be re-input on occasions of purchasing.
It's not the spammers one needs worry about, it's the burglar gang who have both your address, telephone number, & a shopping list of the Play items you have.