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Hackers raid eBay in historic breach, access 145M recordsCNBC.comEBay said that hackers raided its network three months ago, accessing some 145 million user records in what is poised to go down as one of the biggest data breaches in history, based on the number of accounts compromised. It advised customers …

Tech Five: eBay down after breach, HP to report earningsUSA TODAYHas eBay experienced a fallout on Wall Street after disclosing details of a massive breach? Let's look at the five technology stocks to watch Thursday. eBay. Shares are down 1.2% in pre-market trading, after the online marketplace reported a … …

eBay argued against stronger privacy breach penaltiesZDNetAs eBay hastily informs its customers of its massive privacy breach, the company told the Australian Law Reform Commission that stopping reputation damage was enough of an incentive to protect customer data, and that statutory action against privacy … More: continued here

Connecticut attorney general probing eBay data breachReuters(Reuters) – Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen said on Thursday he is investigating the massive data breach at eBay Inc. "My office will be looking into the circumstances surrounding this breach as well as the steps eBay is taking to prevent …and more » More: …

EBay Inc's description of how hackers got access to its entire database of 145 million user records leaves many questions unanswered as to how cyber criminals orchestrated what appears to be the second-biggest data breach in U.S. history. More: continued here

Daily Beast Every eBay Account Holder HackedDaily BeastThe online auction site eBay has admitted that the name, address, date of birth, telephone number, email address and encrypted password of every eBay account holder worldwide – 233 million people – have been obtained by hackers, in one of the world's …The eBay …

Ebay hack Q&A: should I change my password? What could happen?The GuardianEbay's announcement that a database holding the personal details of users – potentially all 223 million worldwide – was hacked raises a number of serious questions. It's the biggest reported hack ever in terms of the number of people …

EBay is poised to go down as one of the biggest data breaches in history, based on the number of accounts compromised. More: continued here

eBay Hacked, Urges All Members to Change Passwords ImmediatelyYahoo NewsIn the statement, which was unsigned, eBay said that the attack took place between late February and early March. Though the passwords that the hackers gained access to were encrypted, or obscured by a code to prevent easy reading, eBay did …

eBay is asking its millions of users to reset their account passwords following a cyberattack on servers storing non-financial customer information. More: continued here