Has anybody else recieved thid fron Disney??

[Jacca5660]

I received this E-mail from Disney yesterday!!

Dear Guest,

Earlier today, you likely received an email from us that had no copy
or content in it. Below is the important information we were trying
to share with you in that email message. We apologize for the
confusion and our contact information is below
should you have any questions about this matter.

We have been informed by one of our email service providers, Epsilon,
that your email address was exposed by an unauthorized entry into that
provider's computer system. We use our email service providers to
help us manage the large number of email communications with our
guests. Our email service providers send emails on our behalf to
guests who have chosen to receive email communications from us.

We regret that this incident has occurred and any inconvenience this
incident may cause you. We take your privacy very seriously, and we
will continue to work diligently to protect your personal information.

We want to assure you that your email address was the only personal
information we have regarding you that was compromised in this
incident.

As a result of this incident, it is possible that you may receive spam
email messages, emails that contain links containing computer viruses
or other types of computer malware, or emails that seek to deceive you
into providing personal or credit card information. As a result, you
should be extremely cautious before opening links or attachments from
unknown third parties or providing a credit card number or other
sensitive information in response to any email.

If you have any questions regarding this incident, please contact us
at (407) 560-2547 during the hours of 9:00 am to 7:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Monday through Friday, and 9:00 am through 5:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Saturday and Sunday.

Sincerely,

Disney Destinations


Stupid Disney!!

[Amy]

Yeah, I got that email from them as well as one other company that I have an email account with. Hopefully it isn't anything serious and it just gives the spam filter a little more of a workout over the next few days or weeks.

[momeja]

I got it, too. Doesn't sound too serious, more like CYA.

[Jacca5660]

Yea that's what I thought. I thought it curious that Disney admitted it got hacked.

[Jacca5660]

Here's a related story:

As scope of e-mail hack grows, should you be worried?

(CNN) -- The world's largest "permissions-based" e-mail marketing company, Epsilon, reported late last week that someone hacked into its computer system and stole an unknown number of e-mail addresses and names.

The scope of this breach is potentially huge and has continued to grow over the weekend, with companies like TiVo, JPMorgan Chase and Capital One coming forward to say their customers have been affected. Epsilon reports sending 40 billion e-mails per year on behalf of its 2,500 clients. Reuters calls this potentially "one of the biggest such breaches in U.S. history."

This all sounds fairly terrifying. But the worst that may come of it is a sneakier and more sinister version of spam, security experts say.

Since the hacker, according to Epsilon, lifted only e-mail addresses and names, there's little fear that identities could be stolen and bank accounts drained because of the huge leak of information.

What security experts do worry about, however, is a malicious form of spam called "targeted phishing" or "spear phishing." These terms refer to fake e-mails that try to look real because the scammer knows something about you.

Say you had signed up to receive marketing e-mails from Kroger, which is a major U.S. grocery store chain. If your e-mail address and name were stolen as part of the recent security breach, a scammer, knowing you sometimes get e-mails from Kroger and probably wouldn't be suspicious of them, could design a fake e-mail that looks like it came from Kroger. Such an e-mail might ask you for sensitive information, like a Social Security number or bank account number.

If you divulged that kind of personal data, you could become a victim of identity theft.

"Put on your thinking cap before you give anyone sensitive information like a password or social security number online," writes the blog TechCrunch.

SecurityWeek, which has an up-to-date list of companies it has confirmed are part of this e-mail leak, says this is still cause for alarm.

"Some may dismiss the type of data harvested as a minor threat, but having access to customer lists opens the opportunity for targeted phishing attacks to customers who expect communications from these brands.

"Being able to send a targeted phishing message to a bank customer and personally address them by name will certainly result in a much higher 'hit rate' than a typical 'blind' spamming campaign would yield. So having access to this information will just help phishing attacks achieve a higher success rate."

A blogger at Sophos, a security firm, says it's "moderately comforting" that whoever breached Epsilon's system only got names and e-mail.

"Losing your email address to scammers and spammers is likely to mean a surge in spam to your account," Paul Ducklin write on the company's blog.

He adds: "As we've noticed before, carelessness with e-mail addresses isn't a cardinal sin in the data leakage world -- both TripAdvisor and Play.com have owned up recently to similar indiscretions, without any major loss of esteem."

So what should you do? First, take a look at the full list of companies that reportedly have had their data compromised (some of them may have e-mailed you directly over the weekend). If you've signed up to receive e-mails from these companies -- or if you've given them your e-mail address on any official forms -- then your address and name may be part of this leak.

Be skeptical of e-mails that come from these companies and, as tech bloggers report, don't give out sensitive personal information unless you're absolutely sure you're dealing directly with the company and not someone impersonating them.

"Now that they have a list of confirmed e-mail addresses, those spammers and other miscreants will have much better success at targeting their victims," writes the tech blog Mashable.

[mindflipper]

US Bank, Best Buy and several other companies are all sending the same e-mail notice with substantially the same language concerning Epsilon.

[momeja]

The article raises a reasonable concern. Another Disney friend received a blank email to her inbox yesterday, then another email today "apologizing" for the first email and asking her to click a link to see its contents. Fortunately, she didn't click.

[Wizzard419]

Epsilon got hit hard, I got a couple of those (from Hilton, Best Buy, etc.). That's the drawback to outsourcing it, they may do a better job for less but if they get hit then it's all in one central location.

[elizabethswann]

I've gotten one from Chase and one from Target but not Disney.

[Wizzard419]

I'm surprised I haven't seen one from Disney, though mine might only be tied to the AP program.

[jlpeaches255]

I got the email too.

[mindflipper]

Give it time, people, I believe we'll be getting more e-mails as week continues...

[Wizzard419]

Could be worse I guess, some cartoon series (Zodiac Island) has lost it's entire season since their only copy was stored on an offsite server and was deleted and cannot be restored in any portion.

[elizabethswann]

I think if I get more of these, I'll just keep deleting them. I have this to look at instead of the emails.

[Len90]

I received one from Disney Destinations on Sunday. This was not Disney's fault as it was Epsilon that got hacked. Good job by all the companies involved sending out warning emails.