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SoCalDem

(103,856 posts)
Thu May 22, 2014, 07:37 AM May 2014

Change your ebay password ASAP

They were hacked.. .. and just NOW are telling us about it

http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/ebay-warns-customers-change-passwords-after-database-hacked-n110961

Personal 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 encrypted passwords and was compromised from late February into March. The hacked database contained customer information including names, phone numbers, birth dates, home addresses and email addresses. It did not include financial information, the site said.

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The breach was discovered about two weeks ago, according to eBay, leading to a probe that identified the hacked database. The company said it is "aggressively investigating the matter" and working with law enforcement.
EBay users will be contacted by the company on Wednesday asking them to change their passwords. A notice asking users to change their eBay passwords was first posted on the company website for PayPal, which is owned by eBay and handles its online payments. Users who use the same password on eBay and other websites should change their passwords on all sites, the company said.

PayPal released a statement saying that an investigation has not uncovered any evidence that information for its customers was hacked.

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Tarheel_Dem

(31,241 posts)
1. I wonder if this was Anonymous? They were contemplating some act of protest...
Thu May 22, 2014, 07:53 AM
May 2014

due to the relationship between Greenwald, and his pet billionaire. Hmmmm.....

SoCalDem

(103,856 posts)
4. Thanks. I have actually been considering becoming someone else for online
Thu May 22, 2014, 08:12 AM
May 2014

Like making up a fake name & using prepaid cards with finite balances for all online purchasing.. ...but then I have to write down all my passwords & user names now because my memory sucks.. I would probably forget who I was

SoCalDem

(103,856 posts)
16. The prepaid cards I have seen do not need names
Thu May 22, 2014, 11:45 PM
May 2014

They are sold in drug stores/supermarkets, etc.. They do have some fees and may depreciate, but if you used them up right away, it might be worth it to have anonymity

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)
3. I've changed mine. I don't see why eBay was not more forth coming about this immediately. To me,
Thu May 22, 2014, 08:12 AM
May 2014

it's far better to get this out ASAP than suppressing it ... It might damage the branding some, but far better than possibly many having repercussions.

JohnnyRingo

(18,650 posts)
12. I did it, but now I wonder if it's a big deal.
Thu May 22, 2014, 10:13 AM
May 2014

My PayPal account has a separate login so if someone wants to buy something and send it to my house I may be okay with that. Nothing embarrassing though. hahaha

Stainless

(718 posts)
13. This almost certainly involves Chinese Hackers
Thu May 22, 2014, 10:19 AM
May 2014

The new Net Neutrality regulations will help slow them down.

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