eBay hacked: Change your passwords NOW

[Stand By]

Hi everyone,
I mention this as a public service announcement as most of us around here use eBay to hunt and procure the things we like so much.
Apparently eBay has been hacked and everyone is encouraged to change their passwords NOW.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...change-personal-details-dont-explain-why.html

Stand By

 

[bn1966]

Thanks for the heads up on that Stand By. Did you say in an earlier post that you are going to Duxford?

Bn1966

 

[T Jones]

Ebay Hacked

According to news sources ebay has been hacked...

The online auction and sales giant eBay posted a message Wednesday morning saying that it had been hacked, urging all of its members to change their passwords.

The company said in a statement that a database containing encrypted passwords had been breached, but that financial data, including credit card information, was stored separately and was still safe.

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/ebay-hacked-urges-all-members-to-change-passwords-86405258249.html

 

[Horace Debussy Jones]

Again??! I just changed my passwords because of that "Heartbleed" thing. Now this. Probably Russian hackers this time, trying to get back at the world.
According to the article, they can access all of our personal information even if we change passwords again. The probable goal being identity theft.

 

[Stand By]

And it says to change all your associated passwords too - esp. if you use the same password in other sites ...

And yes, I am! With an un-compromised credit card (I hope!). Can't wait. Who knows what I'll come away with out of Gary's tent ....!
And I've decided to start my visit at my old stomping ground in Northampton, so I'll be making a wee pilgrimage just up the road to RAF Chelveston to look in on the old 364th BS base - now a wind farm (tut!), I gather. Apparently there's a new memorial there that I'd like to see ...

 

[Strapped-4-Cache]

Thanks for the information. Can't hurt to change my password - it's been a while since I last changed it.

 

[Blackthorn]

Thanks, will change mine right now.

 

[T Jones]

I don't buy much from ebay, but, just in case, I'd better change mine too.

 

[Lotsahats]

Good call. eBay is saying that PayPal wasn't compromised, but changing passwords is never a bad idea.

 

[Rick Blaine]

Thanks for the heads-up.

 

[Ordinary Guy]

Just changed mine, Thank You Sir

 

[Doctor Damage]

When I logged into e-Bay just now there were no notices or warnings or anything.

 

[fedoracentric]

Man. Thanks for letting me know. Instead of 1 2 3 I switched it to 3 2 1. They will never figure that one out!

 

[Ordinary Guy]

The hackers always reverse the number, you should have gone to 1 2 3 4

 

[Feraud]

If as the article states the information was hacked in February and March, there is all that hacked information out there waiting to be used for fraudulent purposes. Changing passwords now is a moot point. As an emotional reaction, I'll probably change mine..

The best practice is to keep a daily check of your credit card/banking information.

 

[ManofKent]

Somebody has been buying too many hats using my account. Can I convince my wife it's a hacker?

 

[Stand By]

eBay has apparently known about this for some time but said and done nothing - I see that their stock is now down as as result of the news and I can only assume that they were hoping to hold on to their profits for as long as possible (are we at the end of a financial quarter?) ...???
I've been busy changing all my passwords - and because there are so many, I have to keep track of them all in a wee notebook. I'd like to see someone hack that !

http://www.torontosun.com/2014/05/21/ebay-client-information-stolen-in-hacking-attack

 

[Mystic]

How are you guys changing passwords. i just got off the phone with ebay. Was told passwords can't be changed until 11:00 Pacific time.

Edit: Just tried again. Mission accomplished.

 

[LuvMyMan]

Changed our eBay account password a few times lately. Had our Pay Pal account hacked not long ago, by someone living in Russia. Pay Pal has had issues with this, but seems less open to admit it and certainly not letting the public know if it.

 

[Sir Jacket]

There's a moral to this: don't believe the Daily Mail!