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05-23-2014, 01:11 AM
EBay Users Still at Risk After Cyberattack, Even If They Change Passwords
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EBay on Wednesday admitted it had been the victim of a cyberattack that allowed ******s to access its customer database, and the company asked all of its 145 million active users to change their passwords (http://mashable.com/2014/05/21/ebay-cyberattack/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
But the intruders had access to personal information beyond passwords, including names, mailing addresses and dates of birth — data that can't so easily be changed.
See also: EBay's Massive Security Breach: What It Means for You (http://mashable.com/2014/05/21/ebay-breach-ramifications/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
The good news is that eBay says (http://www.ebayinc.com/in_the_news/story/faq-ebay-password-change) that ** financial or credit card information was compromised. Financial data was stored on separate systems, and eBay says there's ** evidence that any PayPal data was compromised. The bad news is that the data that was compromised was still important. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/22/ebay-users-at-risk-after-cyberattack-change-passwords/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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EBay on Wednesday admitted it had been the victim of a cyberattack that allowed ******s to access its customer database, and the company asked all of its 145 million active users to change their passwords (http://mashable.com/2014/05/21/ebay-cyberattack/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
But the intruders had access to personal information beyond passwords, including names, mailing addresses and dates of birth — data that can't so easily be changed.
See also: EBay's Massive Security Breach: What It Means for You (http://mashable.com/2014/05/21/ebay-breach-ramifications/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
The good news is that eBay says (http://www.ebayinc.com/in_the_news/story/faq-ebay-password-change) that ** financial or credit card information was compromised. Financial data was stored on separate systems, and eBay says there's ** evidence that any PayPal data was compromised. The bad news is that the data that was compromised was still important. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/22/ebay-users-at-risk-after-cyberattack-change-passwords/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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