Has CycleStore.co.uk been hacked, or selling email addresses?

chrisaonabike

So I have an account at CycleStore, and as with a lot of organisations, I signed up with an email address that I created specifically for that account, and which I have never used anywhere else.

A few days ago I started receiving spam at that address.

Two possibilities - either they've been hacked and had their database nicked, or they're selling email lists. Or, I suppose, the spammers guessed the email address randomly, but that seems less likely.

Anyone else seen this at all?

awiseman

Can't say I've seen any increase in spam on the email account I use.

FirstLast

A few days ago spam messages started to arrive in my email address dedicated to CycleStore.co.uk.
What's worse is that this is not the first time. The same thing happened in the past - around a year ago or so. So I changed the registered address then. But again...

redvision

I've not had any spam coming into the email address I use for cyclestore.

chris_bass

I can check if your email or personal details have been sold. All you have to do is send me your card number, the name on the card, expiry date and the 3 digits on the strip where you sign.

Anonymous

Chris Bass wrote:

I can check if your email or personal details have been sold. All you have to do is send me your card number, the name on the card, expiry date and the 3 digits on the strip where you sign.

PM'd

redvision

Chris Bass wrote:

I can check if your email or personal details have been sold. All you have to do is send me your card number, the name on the card, expiry date and the 3 digits on the strip where you sign.

Are you the man who sent me an email telling me that a millionaire i don't know from Africa has passed away but left me his fortune in his will and all i need to do is send you my card details and passport & you can process my inheritance payment??

chris_bass

coriordan wrote:

Chris Bass wrote:

I can check if your email or personal details have been sold. All you have to do is send me your card number, the name on the card, expiry date and the 3 digits on the strip where you sign.

PM'd

bad news - you have been hacked. coincidentally it happened moments after you sent the PM

chris_bass

redvision wrote:

Chris Bass wrote:

I can check if your email or personal details have been sold. All you have to do is send me your card number, the name on the card, expiry date and the 3 digits on the strip where you sign.

Are you the man who sent me an email telling me that a millionaire i don't know from Africa has passed away but left me his fortune in his will and all i need to do is send you my card details and passport & you can process my inheritance payment??

no, that was Charles Brass - he is someone completely different