eBay Hacked

[Hack]

So... The computer terrorists have hacked eBay, and eBay is requiring everyone to change their passwords on or after 05/21/2014.

The site is tanked with so much traffic you can't, and effectively you are locked out of your account.

"Page not available
Ebay is asking its users to reset their passwords due to the unauthorized access to our corporate information network. This may result in a delay of service due to the high traffic volume. We ask for your patience and that you return to eBay soon. In the meantime, please be assured that no activity can occur on your account until your password is reset.

You may also visit Customer Service"

 

[LostintheOzone]

Probably the Chinese.

 

[mojave30cal]

I called Ebay customer service this afternoon to get some help
on changing my password. I'm not a computer whiz. They
were very helpful, and I changed my password in mere minutes.
So, I'm good to go until they get hacked again.

 

[Hack]

Just got onto site and jumped through the hoops to reset my password.

 

[LostintheOzone]

Just got onto site and jumped through the hoops to reset my password.

Ditto. Good to go after some more junk.

 

[BrianE]

I just changed my password and looked at my other information. All my info was different.. my street address was bolixed [emoji43]. And it wouldn't let me change anything at this time.

 

[leswad]

I just cancelled my account!

 

[old bear]

I must have been lucky, only took me 2 - 3 minutes to sign on and change my password.

 

[A10]

I got it done this mornin'. Not too much hassle. Its the third account I have needed todo that with Iin the past month or two.

 

[TucsonMTB]

Gentlemen, if you are responding to an email that you believe is from eBay, be very careful. They do not usually send emails of this type. But, the bad guys do.

After I read this post, I Googled and found a news posting, ABC News I believe. The story talked about eBay posting a warning on their website, not sending emails. Admittedly, after years in the computer business, mostly as a corporate software consultant, my opinion of the "major media" coverage of computer stuff is NOT high. None of my computer trade magazine sites have mentioned anything about it, that I have noticed.

Edited to add: Oops! I just found one computer related publication, CNET, who says, "eBay confirms users' passwords were compromised but says there's no evidence any financial information was accessed." So, I guess it is "real".

In any event, I went to eBay.com, found their "security" section and changed my password, just in case, with no difficulty at all.

Make sure whatever link you are using really is eBay. The scrambled account information may be another bad sign. Ebay does not usually display your account information in that area and if they did, it would most likely be correct. A trickster, on the other hand, would not have your information, hence the oddities.

By the way, what could anyone do if they did get into your account? Bid on something? So, what?! They can't pay for it just by using your eBay account.

 

[Hack]

By the way, what could anyone do if they did get into your account? Bid on something? So, what?! They can't pay for it just by using your eBay account.

Think about this for a minute:

eBay owns PayPal
eBay purchases are most commonly paid through PayPal
eBay 'links' your purchases directly to your PayPal account
PayPal is commonly used to purchase items from many online merchants and individuals
Your PayPal account contains bank account and credit card account information.

Most importantly, people may have the same password for their eBay account AND their PayPal account.

Even though eBay states that PayPal is not effected, it would be in an account owner's best interest to also change their PayPal account password.

 

[skeezix]

I tried to change my password this morning. When I got to the screen that asked for the preferred method of notification, the email address and phone numbers shown were not mine.

Don't know what was going on there, but I just cancelled my account. I can do without eBay.

 

[Autococker07]

Another thing that can be done (and should be done for paypal) is to order the little number generator key that they offer..... it makes you put in your password, then verify it with the security key #, verifying your identity twice for each login..... you can use in on paypal and ebay.... hence, all my data was safe during this mess...... $.02

 

[H Richard]

I changed mine, but since I so seldom use eBay it took me a few minutes to find the place t do the change. Doing the change only took about 2 minutes.

 

[Hack]

I changed my PayPal password this morning.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

Probably the Chinese.

What did you expect after we indicted 6 of their military for cyber spying???? They're hitting us where it hurts

 

[Moonman]

The Government should CLOSE ALL WAL-MARTS,

see what the CHINESE think of that!!!!!!!!!

 

[TucsonMTB]

. . . Even though eBay states that PayPal is not effected, it would be in an account owner's best interest to also change their PayPal account password.

No argument. There is not much point in changing your eBay password on eBay, it doesn't really matter. But, if you foolishly use the same password in other locations, hustle over and change the passwords on the accounts where you have greater risk.

Another thing that can be done (and should be done for paypal) is to order the little number generator key that they offer.....

Excellent advice, sir. I don't remember what it cost when I did it years ago, but it was not much, especially considering the security two factor validation offers.

My primary bank offered a similar device to protect our various accounts there. You can still view online statements without using it, but money transfers require the ever changing codes it generates. Highly recommended, in my opinion.