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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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
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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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Telegraph.co.uk Greene delivers a dose of realityTelegraph.co.ukFor four years Moya Greene, the boss of Royal Mail, has heroically gone about stamping out the anachronistic ways of the 350-year-old state-owned behemoth, to deliver a profit-making FTSE 100 company in its place. Thursday was a red letter day in the … More: continued …
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