eBay got hacked - change your password.

[bradl]

Well, they didn't really need to try hard to hack in, as the BBC news reports they gained access to a 'small number of employees credentials' and off they went...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27503290

This is the trouble now a day's, systems still have the human weak links. They can use so many tricks to get employee usernames and passwords.

That's what all of the other media outlets are reporting as well..

However, this does also spread to the locale-based sites as well: ebay.ca, ebay.com.au, ebay.co.uk, ebay.co.nz, etc. So it isn't just the US that has the problem. You may be able your password by going to one of those other sites as well.

Also, the WSJ is reporting that ebay is putting together a page that asks and directs you to change your password upon login, and should be up shortly.

BL.

 

[apolloa]

That's what all of the other media outlets are reporting as well..

However, this does also spread to the locale-based sites as well: ebay.ca, ebay.com.au, ebay.co.uk, ebay.co.nz, etc. So it isn't just the US that has the problem. You may be able your password by going to one of those other sites as well.

Also, the WSJ is reporting that ebay is putting together a page that asks and directs you to change your password upon login, and should be up shortly.

BL.

Yeap, it's international alright, that is a bit of a saving grace too actually as it'll take them a very long time to decipher all those passwords! I've changed all mine now. I think this must be the biggest theft of information now? It's certainly bigger in numbers then when Sony's Playstation network was hacked.

 

[carjakester]

Changing my password now, i use the same password for almost everything

 

[S.B.G]

Changing my password now, i use the same password for almost everything

If that's true, you should truly consider a password manager for your own protection. Look at LastPass and 1Password.

 

[MacNut]

If that's true, you should truly consider a password manager for your own protection. Look at LastPass and 1Password.

Or give up now as it is most likely to late. Same passwords for everything is a bad idea.

 

[Happybunny]

Given how intertwined paypal and ebay are, I chose not to take a chance.

Thanks, Advice taken.

 

[roadbloc]

Changing your password will do little. The information acquired was all personal info like email addresses. So expect some phishing emails that actually look impressively genuine.

 

[maflynn]

For me the phishing attack will have little impact because I basically don't use ebay any longer but your point is well taken.

 

[S.B.G]

Or give up now as it is most likely to late. Same passwords for everything is a bad idea.

I don't think it's never too late to start doing things right.

 

[D.T.]

Changing your password will do little. The information acquired was all personal info like email addresses. So expect some phishing emails that actually look impressively genuine.

Wait. So my credit card company doesn’t have offices in Uganda?

 

[maflynn]

Or give up now as it is most likely to late. Same passwords for everything is a bad idea.

I'd say using a password manager is a requirement in this day and age, for both the ability to create complex passwords and to store them so you don't have to remember #$^dkwi^%$#{KFJ as a password

 

[rhett7660]

Wait. So my credit card company doesn’t have offices in Uganda?

Easy, it is the Caribbean...... and I am sure feeling lucky, I have a 100K waiting for me if I give them my email address, name and date of birth for verification.

 

[firedept]

Easy, it is the Caribbean...... and I am sure feeling lucky, I have a 100K waiting for me if I give them my email address, name and date of birth for verification.

May as well throw in you SSN for good measure. It can't hurt.

 

[carjakester]

If that's true, you should truly consider a password manager for your own protection. Look at LastPass and 1Password.

when safari suggests a password i will usually go with that but I'm not sure if that actually changes it or if that is just safari encrypting it.

 

[obeygiant]

changed my password to ********** that should do it.

 

[MacNut]

I don't think it's never too late to start doing things right.

Never to late, but if you have every password the same and one gets compromised the bad guys have everything. The first thing they will do is try your password on other things associated with your email.

 

[S.B.G]

Never to late, but if you have every password the same and one gets compromised the bad guys have everything. The first thing they will do is try your password on other things associated with your email.

Precisely the reason the other person should really change all their passwords and use a password manager.

 

[kazmac]

thanks maflynn and everyone else

I changed eBay and paypal passwords.

Figures I used eBay for the first time in months over the last couple of weeks. I wish one could delete their account immediately. Not so easy these days.

 

[thekb]

So is anyone able to actually change their passwords?

I've tried several times with several different passwords and ebay won't accept any of them. I use 1Password and told it to come up with anything from 6 to 20 character passwords with mixed case letters and symbols and ebay still rejects them.

Is this a temporary problem with their system or am I doing something wrong?