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The Stellenwerk Newsletter of the University of Hamburg was leaking data from some of their users. Because of a configuration error the mailing list relayed replys to their e-mails to all subscribed users. Unsubscribe messages and advertisement were spread over the mailinglist within this period of time. The responsible persons apologised for the inconvenience caused and already fixed the problem.

The original e-mail in German:

Subject: Entschuldigung vom Stellenwerk

 

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,

 

unsere gestrige E-Mail an Sie und andere Kunden hatte aufgrund eines Systemfehlers unangenehme Folgen: Einige Antworten wurden nicht nur an uns, sondern an andere Empfänger gesendet. So sind sie eventuell auch in Ihrem Postfach gelandet.

 

Dafür möchten wir uns bei Ihnen entschuldigen und können Ihnen versichern, dass der Fehler mittlerweile behoben werden konnte und dass es nicht wieder vorkommen wird.

 

Wir sind alle sehr betroffen und hoffen, dass Sie auch zukünftig unseren Service gerne nutzen.

 

Wir bitten um Ihr Verständnis und verbleiben  

mit freundlichen Grüßen

xxxxx xxxxxxxx 
Leitung Stellenwerk 
_______________________________________


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