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#146568 22-May-2014 08:10
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  #1050856 22-May-2014 08:58
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This is why I have a low security "I don't care if anyone uses my account" password, plus different complex passwords for every significant website - bank, paypal, amazon, anywhere with my credit card number.  I use a password store, KeePass2, on my PC/phone, sync'd by dropbox.

 
 
 

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  #1050914 22-May-2014 10:46
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Must be getting hammered.






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  #1051811 23-May-2014 17:17
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And yet to receive any communication from eBay themselves. Even on their website I didn't see anything about it until I was already in the "change password" screen. Poor!

Changed my password anyway, changed it on PayPal as well as I'm not convinced that they're not using a shared database given that (AFAIK) one owns the other.







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  #1051821 23-May-2014 17:24
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I have tried to reset mine, and it says it will email it. But 24 hours later no email, and I have tried it multiple times. So mine is stuck on my old password. Pretty poor password reset system they have got running.

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  #1051835 23-May-2014 17:34
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I'm not going to bother resetting mine because a) it's unique to eBay and I don't use it for anything else and b) I have 2FA setup for eBay, so even if they can decode the encrypted password, it's useless to them without my 2FA token.




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  #1051839 23-May-2014 17:40
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I didn't even realise that eBay did 2FA, no obvious mention of it on their site unless you search for it - is it just this:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/Marketing_CommandDriven/securitycenter/PayPalSecurityKey-outside

Or is there an eBay-specific solution?

Paypal supposedly have either an App or will text you a code, but don't seem to offer that when I look on their site, they just offer the physical key (for US$30!) which is currently "not available".

My password is unique on both sites and is total multi-character gibberish so I'm not too worried.





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  #1051848 23-May-2014 18:01
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Changed mine. The 2FA was my cellphone which worked fine. I had no problems with the site.






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  #1051855 23-May-2014 18:54
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Just download the Symantec VIP app for free from your respective App Store, and just use the credential ID. Been using it for both eBay and PayPal for about a year or more now




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  #1051863 23-May-2014 19:07
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Works fine with Ebay, but PayPal won't let me activate it.

Please Contact Customer Service

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The Security Key is currently not available. Please try again later.

Please contact Customer Service 1-888-221-1161 for help with activating your PayPal Security Key.

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  #1052311 24-May-2014 15:53
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mattwnz: I have tried to reset mine, and it says it will email it. But 24 hours later no email, and I have tried it multiple times. So mine is stuck on my old password. Pretty poor password reset system they have got running.

 

I had to request a second password reset to get the email..




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  #1052371 24-May-2014 16:48
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old3eyes:
mattwnz: I have tried to reset mine, and it says it will email it. But 24 hours later no email, and I have tried it multiple times. So mine is stuck on my old password. Pretty poor password reset system they have got running.

I had to request a second password reset to get the email..

 

Thanks. I have tried it 5 times over the last few days, and nothing has come through at all.

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  #1052390 24-May-2014 17:20
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Took me 30 seconds total.

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  #1052398 24-May-2014 17:27
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timmmay: Took me 30 seconds total.

 

I suspect my email provider is blocking ebay emails.

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  #1053971 26-May-2014 22:19
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I just got an email from eBay about it, it only took 3 days.

 


Dear eBay Member,

 


To help ensure customers' trust and security on eBay, I am asking all eBay users to change their passwords.

 


Here's why: Recently, our company discovered a cyberattack on our corporate information network. This attack compromised a database containing eBay user passwords.

 


What's important for you to know: We have no evidence that your financial information was accessed or compromised. And your password was encrypted.

 


What I ask of you:
Go to eBay and change your password. If you changed your password on May 21 or later, we do not need you to take any additional action at this time.

 


Changing your password may be inconvenient. I realize that. We are doing everything we can to protect your data and changing your password is an extra precautionary step, in addition to the other security measures we have in place.

 


If you have only visited eBay as a guest user, we do not have a password on file.

 


If you used the same eBay password on any other site, I encourage you to change your password on those sites too. And if you are a PayPal user, we have no evidence that this attack affected your PayPal account or any PayPal financial information, which is encrypted and stored on a separate secure network.

 


Here are other steps we are taking:

 

  • As always, we have strong protections in place for both buyers and sellers in the event of any unauthorized activity on your account.
  • We are applying additional security to protect our customers.
  • We are working with law enforcement and leading security experts to aggressively investigate the matter.

Here's what we know: This attack occurred between late February and early March and resulted in unauthorized access to a database of eBay users that includes customers' name, encrypted password, email address, physical address, phone number and date of birth.

 


However, the file did not contain financial information. And, after conducting extensive testing and analysis of our systems, we have no evidence that any customer financial or credit card information was involved. We also have no indication of a significant spike in fraudulent activity on our site.

 


We apologize for any inconvenience or concern that this situation may cause you. As a global marketplace, nothing is more important to eBay than the security and trust of our customers. We know our customers have high expectations of us, and we are committed to ensuring a safe and secure online experience for you on any connected device.

 


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  #1054075 27-May-2014 08:38
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Only just received that email this morning. They don't seem to want to accept how potentially serious this is. There's enough personal information involved to attempt identity theft. It's happened before to a Wired reporter (from memory) and they started off with just this information.

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