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 is facing investigations in the US and the UK over its huge data breach which led it to ask 145 million customers to reset their passwords. More: continued here
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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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Read More »Expert: Fake eBay Customer List is Bitcoin Bait – Krebs on Security
Expert: Fake eBay Customer List is Bitcoin BaitKrebs on SecurityIn the wake of eBay's disclosure that a breach may have exposed the personal data on tens of millions of users, several readers have written in to point out an advertisement that is offering to sell the full leaked user database …
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