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The Register Email Address Blunder

Posted by Unknown on from the flog-thyself-in-penance dept.

First time accepted submitter Tim99 writes "This morning I got an email from The Register informing me that they have sent 3,521 of their readers the names and e-mail addresses of 46,000 other readers. Considering their frequent rants about security this has got to be a major FAIL." El Reg writes: "Obviously, this was an error. The two-stage send process that is the norm for all of our mailers was over-looked because someone was in a hurry."

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  1. Reported themselves to the ICO by Sockatume · · Score: 4, Interesting

    They've put their money where their mouth is, and reported themselves to the Information Commisioner's Office for the breach.

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    No kidding!!! What do you say at this point?
  2. Re:Probably worse for The Register than their read by sjames · · Score: 3, Interesting

    On the other hand, they probably confessed their error in record time. There can be no claims of downplaying or sweeping things under the rug that usually accompany reports of a data breech.