Epsilon Breach : Criminals now know what prescriptions you take
Two weeks after the data breach, drug company Glaxo Smith Kline finally got around to notifying their clients, people registered at various 'product' websites, that their data was stolen. Along with your email address and name, the criminals now know which...
Tough Day for Online Scum
The 3rd Friday in April 2011 wasn't the 13th, but it probably felt that way for a number of online scammers. Gambling Operators of several gambling sites, Pokerstars.com, Fulltiltpoker.com and Absolutepoker.com and their online payment processors were...
Submission to ICANN WHOIS Team review
CAUCE North America PO Box 727 Trumansburg NY 14886 E-Mail: secretary@cauce.org 13. Apr. 2011 ICANN by electronic mail We appreciate the chance to comment on the ICANN WHOIS Review Team Plan as announced at...
CAUCE News, Volume 13, Number 1 April 2011
WelcomeWelcome to the thirteenth year of CAUCE News. CAUCE was involved in an unprecedented number of important initiatives in 2010, which we would like to take a moment to tell you about.CAUCE participated in the Digital Phishnet meetings in Montreal, Canada, was...
Facts & Tips for Consumers about the Epsilon Breach
Epsilon Interactive, who sends commercial email on behalf of hundreds of companies, admitted to a security breach that they detected some time in March. Epsilon and its parent company, Alliance Data, have posted two press releases about the breach. Epsilon Notifies...
Was your Email lost by Epsilon? Change your Address!
So far, 67 companies have admitted to having lost your personal information (PII) as a result of the Epsilon breach, including at least 8 financial institutions (list here). Epsilon, and their customers are issuing advice to end-users like you. They are telling you...
Why the Epsilon-Fukushima Analogy Was Apt
A few days ago, CAUCE published a blog post entitled “Epsilon Interactive breach the Fukushima of the Email Industry” on our site, and the always-excellent CircleID. A small coterie of commenters was upset by the hyperbolic nature of the headline. Fair enough,...
Epsilon Interactive breach the Fukushima of the Email Industry
Marketing as Usual? Not a chance. – Epsilon corporate catch phrase A series of attacks on the Email Service Provider (ESP) community began in late 2009. The criminals spear-phish their way into these companies that provide out-sourced mailing infrastructure to their...
Impenetrable Processes and Fool’s Gold at ICANN
A couple of weeks ago, I attended part of the ICANN meeting in San Francisco. I’ve been watching ICANN and been peripherally aware of their issues since the organization began, but this was my first chance to attend a meeting.
What I learned is that ICANN is a crazy behemoth of a bureaucracy, steeped in impenetrable acronyms and processes that make it nearly impossible for someone new to get up to speed.
Recent ESP data thefts draw attention to new Canadian identity theft and anti-spam laws
There have been several recent email list breaches involving some of the largest email service providers ("ESPs") in the U.S. In each case, an unauthorized third party has gained access to the user accounts of a number of large brands (McDonald's,...
Template to File a PIPEDA Complaint with the OPC
I have a complaint I am going to file about a company that shared my email address with others. I have successfully filed several PIPEDA complaints in the past, and I am delighted to find that the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) now has an...
Microsoft, others help take down Rustock Botnet
Microsoft's DCU and some federal agencies took down the Rustock botnet two days ago. A hearty CAUCE congratulations to all those involved, in the forefront, and behind the scenes. Here's a compilation of various news and data sources:Krebs on Security:...
