Kansas City Star Change your eBay password right nowBGRSomething is not right. It was unclear at the time of this writing exactly what happened, but it looks like eBay may have been the victim of some kind of breach. The company is apparently preparing to instruct all users to change …
Read More »Your eBay Credentials For Sale? How, Where And Why
Since the eBay Inc announcement of a massive data breach a seller has turned up on Pastebin (a notorious site used for posting anonymously that is often used by hacktivists dumping data from hacks) offering a full copy of the 145,312,663 usernames, passwords, postal addresses and date of births from eBay. …
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Why the hack attack won't matter to eBayYahoo Finance (blog)EBay wants its users to change their passwords after a massive hack attack. But, the stock is still a buy for one portfolio manager. About 145 million user records were said to have been accessed by the hackers three months ago, …
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eBay on Thursday acknowledged that some of its customers’ personal information may have been compromised following a breach, advising users to immediately change their passwords. The announcement has apparently been enough for some creative individuals with malicious intentions to advertise online “full eBay database dumps,” masquerading as the hackers that …
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Read More »Three states investigate eBay response to massive cyber attack – The Guardian
Three states investigate eBay response to massive cyber attackThe GuardianDetails about what happened are unclear because eBay has provided few details about the attack, which is under investigation by the FBI and a cyber-forensics firm. It is also unclear what legal oversight the states had to respond to eBay's handling …
Read More »Security breach at eBay reveals how your password is helping the hackers – Kansas City Star
Kansas City Star Security breach at eBay reveals how your password is helping the hackersKansas City StarIn the wake of the ebay breach Wednesday, experts were reminding regular online consumers that they are a critical part of the Internet's and websites' online security systems. Companies can do a lot, maybe …
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