Children’s retailer Mothercare is the latest company to warn customers that it has been affected by the security breach at US email marketing service provider Epsilon.
Earlier this week, M&S was forced to warn customers to expect spam email after admitting its database had been compromised by the breach, with both companies among about 50 brands worldwide that have been hit.
Epsilon first warned of the incident last week, saying email addresses and names belonging to some of its customers had been stolen. It said that around 2 percent of its 2,500 clients were at risk, and the list of companies includes Barclays Bank, Citibank, Hilton Worldwide and Marriott International. However, it had strenuously denied UK firms were affected.
In an email to customers, Mothercare said that names and email addresses had been stolen in the breach.
The company wrote: “The most likely impact, if any, could be a receipt of spam emails. As a precaution we would like to remind you to only open emails from senders you know and not to share personal information via email.
“We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause you. We take your privacy very seriously and we will continue to work to ensure that all appropriate measures are taken to protect your personal information from unauthorised access,” it added.
There has been a spate of similar security breaches with, retailer Play.com and TripAdvisor being hit.
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