Several Companies have reported that their email systems have been hacked, and that spam emails may be sent out because of it.

Disney, Kroger, and New York and Company are among the companies experiencing the technical issues.

In an email, Disney Destinations states, We have been informed by one of our email service providers, Epsilon, that your email address was exposed by an unauthorized entry into that provider's computer system… We regret that this incident has occurred and any inconvenience this incident may cause you.  We take your privacy very seriously, and we will continue to work diligently to protect your personal information.”

Kroger sent out a similar email stating, “Kroger wants you to know that the data base with our customers' names and email addresses has been breached by someone outside of the company. This data base contains the names and email addresses of customers who voluntarily provided their names and email addresses to Kroger. We want to assure you that the only information that was obtained was your name and email address. As a result, it is possible you may receive some spam email messages. We apologize for any inconvenience…”

New York and Company also states, “we were informed by our email service provider that your email address was exposed by unauthorized entry into their system.  Our email service provider deploys emails on our behalf to customers who have opted into email based communications from us.  We want to assure you that the only information that was obtained was your name and/or email address. Your account and any other personally identifiable information were not at risk…”

For more information on each of these incidents, please contact the companies directly.