eBay hacked, change your account passwords ASAP!

[foxhack]

I don't usually abuse my admin status here but this is urgent. eBay got hacked... in FEBRUARY. And those dumbasses didn't say a thing until today.

http://www.ebayinc.com/in_the_news/story/ebay-inc-ask-ebay-users-change-passwords

The database, which was compromised between late February and early March, included eBay customers’ name, encrypted password, email address, physical address, phone number and date of birth. However, the database did not contain financial information or other confidential personal information.

The usual "if your password is the same at other places, change it ASAP" warning applies.

[karyann]

Have they done anything about it, even though they didn't talk about it? If so, I'm safe; I changed my password about 2 weeks ago. But wow... It's really stupid and dangerous not to mention it.

[argyle]

Done, thanks for the heads up.

[kamikazekeeg]

What idiots.  Thanks for the message, got mine changed.

[burningdoom]

Changed mine.

[foxhack]

Have they done anything about it, even though they didn't talk about it? If so, I'm safe; I changed my password about 2 weeks ago. But wow... It's really stupid and dangerous not to mention it.

Nobody knows.

They'll probably do something in October.

[htimreimer]

and now its safe, thanks foxhack

[jobocan]

Geeze, and people complained when Sony took 1-3 days to tell people the PSN was hacked. What's with companies being so freaking irresponsible lately?

[doctorlaudanum]

Egads. Thanks for the heads-up. I don't understand how no one bothered to announce it until now. That's just infuriating.

[scott]

Changed, thanks!

[fazerco]

hmm, what was my old password 

[scott]

hmm, what was my old password 

I just hit "forgot password" and they emailed me a password change message.

[fazerco]

hmm, what was my old password 

I just hit "forgot password" and they emailed me a password change message.

I was thinking of mailing the hackers for my password 

[theprestige2000]

Thank you Sir!

[spac316]

I received an email from them about this so I went ahead and changed mine. But yeah, it's stupid that they waited this long to tell us...