The College Board and Epsilon data breach

Parents Forum
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<p>I received this e-mail from College Board</p>

<p>FYI for all you who have given College Board your e-mail address. (For those who are not aware Epsilon is company that sends e-mails out on behalf of clients and many retailers have been affected.)</p>

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We have been informed by Epsilon, the vendor that sends email to you on our behalf, that your e-mail address may have been exposed by unauthorized entry into their system.</p>

<p>Epsilon has assured us that the only information that may have been obtained was your first and last name and e-mail address. REST ASSURED THAT THIS VENDOR DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO OTHER MORE SENSITIVE INFORMATION SUCH AS SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR CREDIT CARD DATA.</p>

<p>Please note, it is possible you may receive spam e-mail messages as a result. We want to urge you to be cautious when opening links or attachments from unknown third parties.</p>

<p>In keeping with standard security practices, the College Board will never ask you to provide or confirm any information, including credit card numbers, unless you are on a secure College Board site.</p>

<p>Epsilon has reported this incident to, and is working with, the appropriate authorities.</p>

<p>We regret this has taken place and apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. We take your privacy very seriously, and we will continue to work diligently to protect your personal information.</p>

<p>Sincerely,</p>

<p>The College Board

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<p>This was noted several days ago in the Parent Cafe -</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/1118573-college-board-hacked.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/1118573-college-board-hacked.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;