Intel Customer Database has been compromised

No_Name_Given — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 23:50:00 GMT

I registered for intel compiler products using an intel specific generated e-mail address. The e-mail address has been used nowhere else and given to NO other entity - the e-mail was generated purely for registration purposes for intel products.

Today I received the following at that e-mail address:

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Dears ,
We do very appreciate your evaluation of Intel software tools.
AvalaTech is USA company, with headquarter in New York City, specialized for selling software tools for high power computing.
Our engineering team gives you support in developing high-performance applications by using Intel software tools.
If you are interesting to buy Intel software tools, please let us know, we can provide the very best service for you.
For more than 10 licenses we give you special discount.
We have special deals for University licenses.
Our current bestsellers
Intel C++ Composer .............................. $ 699.00 (win / linux/ mac)
Intel Visual Fortran Composer ............ $ 849.00 (win) / $ 999 (linux)
Intel Parallel Studio XE ..........................$ 2.299 (win / linux)
Intel Vtune Amplifier .............................. $ 899.00 (win / linux)
Zoran Pavlovic
Avala-Tech
+1.718.280.9113
www.avala-tech.com
skype: zoki_pavlovic
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In short databases containing your customer's information have been compromised.

Hi,

MalReddy_Y_Intel — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 05:16:30 GMT

Hi,

Thanks for letting us know, This is a kind of peculiar email that you have received.

We will look into this issue.

Thanks,

Reddy

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Intel Customer Database has been compromised

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