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Amazon says some of its users' private email addresses released just hours before Black Friday
Company admits some email addresses released.
Just as tens of millions of Americans are preparing to start their Black Friday shopping, the nation's largest retailer has admitted that it inadvertently released the names and email addresses of some of its customers — but it's making only a few details public.
Amazon customers across the U.S. and in Europe report receiving a strange email, that appears to be a phishing scam.
Some tech blogs speculate that the email is a phishing scam, because of the way it is worded. In addition, the email asks users to not change their passwords, and the email signature that includes an "http" iURL instead of an "https" (which means the URL is secure).
But Amazon has confirmed to the The Register UK and The London Telegraph that the email and breach are real. Companies are required under British law to report any data breaches immediately, well before US law requires them to divulge an issue.
However, American customers are also reporting they have received the email.
