O2 customers data loss?

[Anonymous]

http://www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk/threads/million-email-addresses.329182/

'Hello,

What can you do with a million email addresses to make with it money? Any idea?

kind regards
jb' 

'Thanks for response,

but what do you mean "what sort of email addresses" ?

100% of the email owners:

• is UK residents
• is 18+ (but not DOB)
• gave his sex
• has or had contract with O2 in last 24months '

[Anonymous]

Deleted by me.

(Possibly not spam)

[Anonymous]

Interesting...and probably something @Toby should escalate...and quickly!

Its either been a disgruntled employee who has stolen a database, or their systems have been hacked.

It'd be interesting to know whats on that list from a security perspective. And if its genuine and as up to date as it claims to be, then why don't O2 know about it? Or do they and they just haven't told their customers?

As usual...probably a good time to change your passwords for your O2 accounts! If they have email addresses, they probably have your password in one form or another.

That is of course if its genuine!

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:
Spam.

Flagged.

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What makes it Spam?

[Anonymous]

My error @Anonymous

😞

[jonsie]

Perhaps I'm missing something but I'm not sure of the point of this post.

[Anonymous]

That's why I thought it spam.

[jonsie]

I too flagged it as spam. Who is the OP and are they the ones selling info?? As a statement it's pointless with no foundation.

[Cleoriff]

I also flagged it as spam. Not sure I was too interested in the topics listed at the bottom of the post.

Nor can I understand why it is still here with all the flagging we have done?

[MI5]

Maybe @Anonymous could explain the purpose for us?