Pickles Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 According to the Torygraph, the personal details of ALL ebay accounts have been hacked, and users are advised to change their passwords. Given the numbers quoted, I think that this will mean that anyone who has used ebay ought to take note, and ensure that they don't user the same email/userid/password combination elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grecian Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Thanks for the info Pickles, have been into my account and changed my password. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Strange that eBay are silent on the matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSV Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 They're not (entirely)After you login there is an 'announcement' hidden away at the bottom LHS of the page[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Thank you, Pickles. The information is all over the media, presumably put there at the behest of ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted May 21, 2014 Author Share Posted May 21, 2014 [quote user="woolybanana"]Thank you, Pickles. The information is all over the media, presumably put there at the behest of ebay.[/quote]However, they have "suddenly" decided that it is a problem., although apparently it happened ... in February! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 [quote user="CSV"]After you login there is an 'announcement' hidden away at the bottom LHS of the page[:)][/quote]Just logged in and nothing like that on my screen but I do note that sometime since yesterday evening a high priority message has appeared in my inbox but I had to proactively go into 'My eBay' and Messages to find it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSV Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 [quote user="AnOther"][quote user="CSV"]After you login there is an 'announcement' hidden away at the bottom LHS of the page[:)][/quote]Just logged in and nothing like that on my screen but I do note that sometime since yesterday evening a high priority message has appeared in my inbox but I had to proactively go into 'My eBay' and Messages to find it ![/quote]Indeed, 'pathetic' does not begin to cover their response [blink] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Yes but once again it is a case of a newspaper getting half a story.Yes it's bad that the data was taken from ebay, can't deny that, but the password will be encrypted with, at minimum, a 128 bit key so unless the hackers have access to a supercomputer and have a very long time to wait they're not going to get into your account Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederick Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 It would appear that information such as name and address has been collected . Also it was an " inside job " where Ebay staff were involved no doubt our information has been sold on so we will be bombarded with post and email from commercial concerns . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 [quote user="CSV"][quote user="AnOther"][quote user="CSV"]After you login there is an 'announcement' hidden away at the bottom LHS of the page[:)][/quote]Just logged in and nothing like that on my screen but I do note that sometime since yesterday evening a high priority message has appeared in my inbox but I had to proactively go into 'My eBay' and Messages to find it ![/quote]Indeed, 'pathetic' does not begin to cover their response [blink][/quote]Shareholders first, customers second Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 We have just changed ours and as the account was opened in France, we had to do it on ebayfr. The ebay site said that we were the first to change our passwords? Curious nez pah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vette Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Just changed mine too on the UK site. There is now a big notice on the home page about the security breach and advising a change of password. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 [quote user="Frederick"]It would appear that information such as name and address has been collected . Also it was an " inside job " where Ebay staff were involved no doubt our information has been sold on so we will be bombarded with post and email from commercial concerns . [/quote]According to Reuter's "...hackers compromised the log-in credentials of a small number of eBay employees, allowing them access to its network."So it wasn't an inside job, and I doubt the information has been sold on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Not a thing on eBay.fr for me, a different A/C completely to eBay uk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyh4 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Seek and ye shall find A small link on the left hand side of the mon compte pages leads to a very low key and non-descript message that suggest that changing your password might be a good idea - and to think we have criticised SNCF/RFF/Alstom for lack of coordination / communication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 [quote user="AnOther"]Not a thing on eBay.fr for me, a different A/C completely to eBay uk.[/quote]Big enough for you Ernst [;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardengirl Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 [quote user="Théière"][quote user="AnOther"]Not a thing on eBay.fr for me, a different A/C completely to eBay uk.[/quote]Big enough for you Ernst [;-)][/quote]I definitely didn't see that when I changed my password! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyh4 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 And finally today, I have received an email suggesting that I change my password. Now what have we always said about emails from Ebay? They will always address you by user name. Anything else and you should treat it as a scam and potential phishing attempt.So how is my mail addressed?Cher membre eBay Admittedly at the bottom of the page is a footnote saying that the mail has been sent to "name, (user name)". But then of course since this data has been hacked........................................... You really could not make up their incompetence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardengirl Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 My notification also arrived today - at last, and quite a few days since I changed my password. It was addressed 'Dear ebay member'' too and, as you say, had the footnote. I'm really amazed that it's taken so long, whether it was from ebay or hackers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I had one of these notifications today. I had already changed my password a few days ago so I've left it alone. Like you garden girl I wasn't sure if it was a scam. Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doodle Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I have just received the same notification and wondered if like you and GG that it was a scam and so have also done nothing. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Me too although I did change tje password and it seems to have been accepted and working on the new one.E-bay France sending out a message like that would not surprise me but this was EBay UK.I have had far more convincing and better written scam e-mails than that one [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyh4 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Knee Gel You should go to Ebay and change your password. Do it directly via a www.ebay address, so there is no possibility of you being taken off track by a false link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doodle Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Thanks andyh4 for the info and I have now changed my password.Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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