This was forwarded to me by a trustworthy friend who registered his CueCat via Digital Convergence's Windows software. "Oops" seems to be the word that comes to mind. Not that they would need this data for anything like demographics and such. :)
Return-Path: <communications@digitalconvergence.com> Received: (from root@localhost) by mail.dcnv.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id WAA07944; Sun, 17 Sep 2000 22:11:18 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from communications@digitalconvergence.com) Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 22:11:18 -0500 (CDT) From: "Digital:Convergence Communications" <communications@digitalconvergence.com> Message-Id: <200009180311.WAA07944@mail.dcnv.com> Reply-To: "Digital:Convergence Communications" <communications@digitalconvergence.com> SUBJECT: Important Message from Digital:Convergence Corporation To: undisclosed-recipients: ; Dear :CueCat member, We've been alerted to a security breach in our system that may have exposed certain members' names and email addresses. As one of the members who may be susceptible, we want to explain to you how you may be affected and what we are doing to rectify the situation. Digital:Convergence has secured the site and is conducting a thorough security examination to ensure the safety of its information. As a result of this breach, unauthorized third parties may have been able to gather your name and email address. You may receive unsolicited emails (a.k.a. spam) from unrecognized sources. If you do not recognize the source, please delete the email immediately. You can also go to www.cauce.org, which provides information on spam and spam-blocking software programs that will prevent unwanted emails from reaching your desktop. In light of these developments, we would like to give you a $10 gift certificate to RadioShack. If you are interested in receiving this certificate, please fill out a short form on www.crq.com/rs.html and we will mail it to you. Digital:Convergence values our members and reiterates our commitment not to share your personal identifying information with third parties. We regret any inconvenience you may experience. We have fixed the problem and are taking extra precautionary steps to ensure it won't happen again.