{"id":58607,"date":"2018-01-19T12:53:43","date_gmt":"2018-01-19T18:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=58607"},"modified":"2018-01-19T12:53:43","modified_gmt":"2018-01-19T18:53:43","slug":"mailchimp-leaks-respondents-email-addresses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/mailchimp-leaks-respondents-email-addresses\/","title":{"rendered":"MailChimp Leaks Respondents&#8217; Email Addresses"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>MailChimp Finds Major Error in System<\/h3>\n<p>MailChimp, an email distribution site, has found a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infosecurity-magazine.com\/news\/mailchimp-found-leaking-email\/\">major privacy error<\/a> within their systems.\u00a0 The error is believed to be in every link sent out in all of the emails they&#8217;ve distributed.\u00a0 For instance, a website link shares the users current and past webpages visited and the unsubscribe link shares the user&#8217;s full email address.\u00a0 The issues with this privacy violation is hackers are able to obtain all of this information, and what they could do with it is quite troubling.<\/p>\n<p>Once a cyber criminal has access to your email address they could breach your email account.\u00a0 This may not sound like a major deal, but if you think about all of the personal information you have tied to your email account, you may think twice.\u00a0 Typically, users have their alternative email addresses listed, phone number, location, and birth date listed.\u00a0 In addition, they could obtain a list of all of your contacts, read any emails &#8212; 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