How hot is marketing in healthcare, hot enough to where folks are poaching for email addresses and the usual attempts for identify theft. Walgreens said no personal information as far as passwords or account numbers were hacked so it’s just the email addresses according to this report so watch out for the spammers. 
If you get a funny looking email don’t use those links as they may not lead to Walgreen’s site but rather to a site that might be attempting to get information about you. Walgreens listed this as a security breach. BD
(Reuters) - Drugstore chain Walgreen Co on Friday warned customers they may have received unauthorized emails seeking personal data after a breach of one of the company's customer lists.
The company said in an email to customers that it recently became aware of the unauthorized access to an email list of customers who receive special offers and newsletters. It said those customers may have then received some spam email messages directing them to another website and seeking personal data.
"The important thing to note is only email addresses were obtained, so things like customer passwords, account information, prescription information, any other personally identifiable information was not at risk because that data was not contained in the email system," Walgreen spokesman Michael Polzin said.
Walgreen warns customers email addresses accessed | Reuters
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