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Newsweek EBay Says It Was Hacked, Urges Users to Change PasswordsNewsweek(Reuters) – E-commerce company eBay Inc said client identity information including emails, addresses and birthdays was stolen in a hacking attack between late February and early March. EBay urged users to change their passwords after the attack on a …EBay Urges …

Tech Times State attorneys general commence probe of eBay data breach that hit 145 …Tech TimesAccording to reports, eBay is to answer government questions and inquiries over how hackers were able to bypass security apparatuses and gain personal information from users. The government apparently is looking into the security measures …

By Jim Finkle and Deepa Seetharaman BOSTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – EBay Inc initially believed that its customers' data was safe as forensic investigators reviewed a network security breach discovered in early May and made public this week, a senior executive told Reuters on Friday. EBay has come under fire over …

eBay on Friday put a notice on its home page urging users to change their passwords after security experts had criticized the auction site for failing to promptly alert customers about a massive break-in and data theft. More: continued here

How To Protect Yourself After the eBay Data BreachForbesWith news of the hacking of on-line marketplace eBay, many eBay buyers and sellers are wondering what they can do to protect themselves. The Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection has released six steps for protecting yourself: 1. More: continued here

Daily Mail Prince George 'lookalike' doll sells for £1650 on eBaDaily MailBelieve it or not, this rather angry-looking doll is supposed to be Prince George – and it was sold on eBay for over £1,600. The life-sized 'replica' was modelled on photographs of the newborn prince when he left hospital …

Auction sites database containing encrypted passwords and personal data has been hacked Ebay hack Q&A: should I change my password? What could happen? Continue reading… More: continued here

Metro eBay faces investigations after massive cyber attackMetroThe theft of names, email addresses and other personal data has affected up to 145 million eBay customers – including many British residents. Every one of the online auction site's customers around the world will be asked to reset their login details. More: …

eBay has been slow to warn users, but if you have an eBay account, you should change your password today More: continued here

This week saw a huge eBay security compromise, which opened up user details on a major scale — but when the issue first came to light, the company didn't think any user data was involved. You can't have missed the story of this breach — and the ensuing fracas in …