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Heads Up - eBay urges users to reset passwords

by Tim3
6 replies
I just fished this off the news guys...

"E-commerce giant eBay has told all its users to change their passwords in the wake of a cyber attack on the popular online marketplace."

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eBay urges users to reset passwords

Best we get to it!
#ebay #heads #passwords #reset #urges #users
  • Profile picture of the author onSubie
    And since eBay and PayPal are linked, depending on your account settings, your PayPal could be at risk too...
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    • Profile picture of the author Tim3
      Originally Posted by onSubie View Post

      And since eBay and PayPal are linked, depending on your account settings, your PayPal could be at risk too...
      That's a good point, never take any chances with PP passwords, it would be wise to change that as well...just in case.
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  • Profile picture of the author MachoMadness
    What use are the ebay account's on their own if they are active? I can see why someone would want a dormant account to sell replicas or something on so aren't the majority of users safe?
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    • Profile picture of the author dana67
      I saw that same announcement today and when I tried to change my password, eBay wouldn't let me. Going to try again later.
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  • Profile picture of the author 1ebooks
    they throw the pw's into a dictionary attack script and can open lots of financial accounts with such info

    people often have the same pw over many accounts

    major problem that hack

    plus the crew that did it may be just doing it for the glory

    it's a huge hack whoever did it
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  • Profile picture of the author greenowl123
    Thanks for the warning. Good looking out buddy.

    I changed my eBay password a couple of hours ago...

    Going to change my PP pw as well....
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