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EBay Discloses Cyberattack, Working with Law EnforcementTheStreet.comNEW YORK (TheStreet) – E-commerce giant eBay (EBAY) said on Wednesday cyberattackers hacked into a small number of employee log-in credentials, allowing unauthorized access to the company's corporate databases. As a result, the online marketplace … More: continued here

eBay Warns Customers to Change Passwords After Database HackedNBCNews.comPersonal information for all of eBay's 145 million active buyers could have been accessed in a hack two months ago, a company spokeswoman said, as the online marketplace advised all users to change their passwords Wednesday. The database contained … More: continued here

You Need to Change Your Ebay Password Right NowGizmodoOn Wednesday, Ebay will ask all users to change their passwords due to a massive cyberattack that hit the encrypted password database. The company says that no financial data that was compromised, and there's no evidence of unauthorized user activity. More: continued …

Daily Beast How to change your eBay passwordCNETeBay's home page now sports a Password Update notice with a "Learn more" link to another page that explains what happened. But neither page links directly to the option to actually change your password, leaving users who don't know what to do or …

eBay Wants You To Change Your Password After Huge HackHuffington PostOn Wednesday morning, eBay told its users to change their passwords. The online auction house and retailer announced in a press release that it had been hacked. Hackers gained unauthorized access to a database that included eBay customers' names, … More: …

* EBay says encrypted passwords were taken BOSTON (Reuters) – EBay Inc 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. …

eBay asks 145 million users to change passwordsWashington Post (blog)Online commerce giant eBay asked users to change their passwords Wednesday after hackers stole encrypted passwords and other personal information, including names, e-mail addresses, physical addresses, phone numbers and dates of birth. The data … More: continued here

Boing Boing Hackers raid eBay in historic breach, access 145 million recordsReutersBOSTON (Reuters) – EBay Inc 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 …

US online giant eBay said Wednesday cyberattackers broke into its database containing customer passwords and other personal data in what could be one of the biggest breaches of its kind. The California company said it was notifying its customers, urging them to change passwords to protect themselves. An eBay statement …

Online marketplace eBay is the latest victim of a cyberattack. According to USA Today, hackers accessed an eBay database that includes customers’ names, encrypted passwords, emails and physical addresses, phone numbers and dates of birth. Avivah Litan, a security analyst with Gartner, a Connecticut-based technology research company, told USA Today. …