eBay urges users to change passwords
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E-COMMERCE company eBay Inc said yesterday that client identity information, including e-mails, addresses and birthdays, was stolen in a hacking attack between late February and early March.
The company urged users to change their passwords after the attack on a database that also contained encrypted passwords, physical addresses and phone numbers.
It said it found no evidence of any unauthorized access to financial or credit card information, which is stored separately in encrypted formats.
“For the time being, we cannot comment on the specific number of accounts impacted,” eBay spokeswoman Kari Ramirez said. “However, we believe there may be a large number of accounts involved and we are asking all eBay users to change their passwords.”
The company said it was investigating the breach and working with law enforcement agencies. It also said it had not seen any sign of increased fraudulent account activity on eBay and that there was no evidence its online payment service PayPal had been hit in the attack.
The attack on eBay was made through compromised employee accounts that allowed unauthorized access to its corporate network, the company said in a statement. It said the breach was first detected about two weeks ago.
“The real key question going forward will be if any money has been stolen, or any unauthorized activity been performed,” Wedbush Securities analyst Gil Luria said.
“As long as this is not the case, this thing will come and go and will not be an issue for eBay,” Luria said.
EBay earlier issued a notice on its PayPal website asking users to change their passwords, but took down the message a short time later without explanation.
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