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eBay: How not to handle a security breachInquirereBay is not the only firm to have suffered at the hands of hackers, and nor is the breach the worst financially or by the amount and type of data that was compromised. But what made this incident stick out from the norm …

Forbes Your eBay Password For Sale? How, Where And WhyForbesSince 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 …

EBAY… You keep using that word 'ENCRYPTION' – it does not mean what you …RegisterConfusion reigns over whether or not the 145 million "encrypted" user account passwords swiped from eBay can be practically cracked by crooks. A day has passed since the online tat bazaar admitted its customer database was …

The Guardian Investigators Target eBay Over Massive Data BreachTIMEAttorneys General in three U.S. states along with European officials are investigating a massive data breach at eBay which may have compromised more than 100 million users' passwords. “The magnitude of the reported eBay data breach could be of historic …Expert: Fake eBay …

How to change your eBay passwordPCWorld (blog)For all of eBay's talk about notifying users about its deep, devastating database breach—in which hackers swiped customer names, email addresses and physical addresses, phone number, date of birth, and yes, encrypted passwords—an official … More: continued here

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, …

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 …

eBay says database leak dump offers are fakeRegisterCybercrooks are offering to sell "stolen copies" of the leaked eBay database through an advert posted through Pastebin. However eBay says the sale is fake. "We have checked all published data and so far none are authentic eBay accounts," eBay's press … More: continued …

Metro The eBay hack: what you need to knowMetroYesterday, the world's biggest online marketplace eBay announced it had been the victim of a cyberattack. Apparently, encrypted user information was taken from eBay via an online Achilles' heel. eBay say that all users should take steps to change their … More: continued …

eBay Urging Millions of Users to Change Passwords After CyberattackMashableEBay urged its users to update their passwords on Wednesday due a cyberattack that compromised its database, but only after an initial round of confusion when it posted cryptic messages about the incident and then quietly removed the messages soon after. …