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Michaels Warns Customers Of Possible Data Breach (fwd)
From: security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>
Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 14:24:45 -0500 (CDT)
Thanks to Joseph K for sending this in. Interesting that Michaels sends this out, and uses a link tracking service to see who clicks through to their FTC.gov link. For reference, this is the URL. I do not recommend clicking it: http://links. mkt2433. com/ctt?kn=4&ms=MzQ0Mzk1MgS2&r=MjMyNTg5NTI3NDMS1&b=3&j=MTA4NDc2MjYxS0&mt=1&rt=0 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 19:31:56 -0400 Subject: Michaels Warns Customers Of Possible Data Breach http://consumerist.com/2011/05/michaels-warns-customers-of-possible-data-breach.html Dear Michaels Customer: Michaels has just learned that it may have been a victim of PIN pad tampering in the Chicago area and that customer credit and debit card information may have been compromised. In the event that this is a more widespread issue, we are taking the precautionary measure of alerting all of our customers so that they may protect themselves. We recommend immediately contacting your bank and/or credit card company to check for and report any unauthorized charges, as well as seek their advice on how to protect your account in the event that your information has been taken. Additional information is available on the Federal Trade Commission website at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt150.shtm We sincerely regret any inconvenience this may have caused you, and we want you to know that we are working with law enforcement authorities in every way we can to help in the investigation. As always, we thank you for being a Michaels customer. Thank you. Sincerely, John B. Menzer CEO, Michaels Stores _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () datalossdb org) Archived at http://seclists.org/dataloss/ Unsubscribe at http://datalossdb.org/mailing_list Learn encryption strategies that manage risk and shore up compliance. Download Article 1 of CREDANT Technologies' The Essentials Series: Endpoint Data Encryption That Actually Works http://credant.com/campaigns/realtime2/gap-LP1/
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