Amazon Data Breach
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I heard about it becuase I got an email from them telling me that they had accidentally disclosed my data. I phoned Amazon but the guy told me that he was limited in what he was allowed to say - which was basically the same as the email. He also told me he was expecting overtime today answering calls, so it actually sounds pretty serious.
Well as far as I know, yes, it does mean you are safe. Thay have apparently emailed everyone affected.
My concern is not really my Amazon account, it's other accounts that I use the same email for, that have lower security standards. I mean these hacker types are persistant. I lost all my info in the Talktalk hack and wasn plagued by telephone calls from Nigeria afterwards. I think it's simpler to create a new email address and use it for important stuff. It's pretty obvious that Amazon has no intention of giving us more information at this time.
OK I have some info now. It seems that it was part of the Amazon review system that in some way released email addresses and names. It was not a hack as such. Amazon are complying with new regulations which means that they must inform people they thinik were affected within 72 hours, but it is very likely they don't actually know the full extent of the problem and have simply not had time to prepare an adequate response. So at a guess this only affects people who have reviewed products on Amazon in the past X months. X being unknown!