Hackers steal Walgreens e-mail list, attack consumers
Bob Sullivan reports:
Pharmacy giant Walgreens had to swallow some bitter medicine on Friday when it told customers that a computer criminal had stolen its e-mail marketing list. The criminal used the list to send out realistic-looking spam that asked recipients to enter their personal information into a Web page controlled by hackers.
“We are sorry this has taken place and for any inconvenience to you,” the e-mail said.
No prescription information or other health information was stolen, the company said — the criminal only managed to pilfer customer e-mail addresses.
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