eBay slammed for daft post-hack password swap adviceRegistereBay has been criticised for its advice to consumers on choosing a strong password in the wake of a megabreach that prompted it to tell millions of users to change their passwords. The online tat bazaar admitted on Wednesday that a database containing … More: continued here
KQED (blog) Harvey Milk Stamp Release Causes Post–Office Fever in San FranciscoTIMEResidents of San Francisco's Castro neighborhood lined up outside the post office early Thursday in eager anticipation of the release of a stamp commemorating slain gay-rights leader and politician Harvey Milk. “It was just like when Elvis Presley went …Harvey Milk Stamp Draws a…
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
Kansas City Star Change your eBay password right nowBGRSomething is not right. It was unclear at the time of this writing exactly what happened, but it looks like eBay may have been the victim of some kind of breach. The company is apparently preparing to instruct all users to change their passwords as …Security breach…
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. The seller has posted a…
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, making it the second ……
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
Moya Greene's fears of the threats of competition may look overblown but she can see the writing on the wall More: continued here
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 conducted the cyberattack. However ……
Castro residents line up before office hours to buy stamps honoring the slain gay-rights leader. “It was just like when Elvis Presley went on sale,” said one postal worker More: continued here