Amazon hit by unexplained data leak just days before Black Friday

Amazon has suffered a customer data leak less than two days before Black Friday. Amazon customer service contacted people to warn them that their names and email addresses had been compromised, though it is not yet clear how many customers were affected or how it happened. An Amazon spokesperson told The Independent: "We have fixed the issue and informed customers who may have been impacted." The customer message stated: "We're contacting you to let you know that our website inadvertently disclosed your name and email address due to a technical error. "The issue has been fixed.