Security warning from Play.com - anyone else?

[vitriol]

Got both mails yesterday. Haven't had any spam so far 

[wecpcs]

Just received the attached. Did anyone else get one. There are none of the usual graphics but the headers look genuine FWIW?

I have had one as well.

Colin

[Rik]

Me too.

[sparky]

Not only did I get one from Play.com,

I've now received a similar one from tripadvisor.com, although this was only to my gmail account.

To our travel community:
This past weekend we discovered that an unauthorised third party had stolen part of TripAdvisor's member email list. We've confirmed the source of the vulnerability and shut it down. We're taking this incident very seriously and are actively pursuing the matter with law enforcement.
How will this affect you? In many cases, it won't. Only a portion of all member email addresses were taken, and all member passwords remain secure. You may receive some unsolicited emails (spam) as a result of this incident.
The reason we are going directly to you with this news is that we think it's the right thing to do. As a TripAdvisor member, I would want to know. Unfortunately, this sort of data theft is becoming more common across many industries, and we take it extremely seriously.
I'd also like to reassure you that TripAdvisor does not collect members' credit card or financial information, and we never sell or rent our member list.
We will continue to take all appropriate measures to keep your personal information secure at TripAdvisor. I sincerely apologise for this incident and appreciate your membership in our travel community.
Steve Kaufer
Co-founder and CEO

[Rik]

Where are they based, Sparky?

[sparky]

Not sure if they have a UK base Rik, but their mailing address is near Boston, USA.

Newton, MA 02464

That must be Massachusetts I guess.

[Rik]

Unfortunate. If they were UK based, at least you could moan to the ICO.

[BrianM]

Got a MS update warning today which maybe has something to do with these security warnings.   Update KB 2524375.

[Glenn]

See http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2524375.mspx