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May 21, 2014 07:03 pm GMT
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EBay Confirms Cyberattack, Urges Users to Update Passwords
EBay urged its users to update their passwords on Wednesday due a cyberattack that compromised its database, but only after an initial round of confusion when it posted cryptic messages about the incident and then quietly removed the messages soon after.
Although the initial message was slim on details, the company has since posted a note to its official blog page saying it will ask eBay users to change their passwords later on Wednesday
"[We] will be asking eBay users to change their passwords because of a cyberattack that compromised a database containing encrypted passwords and other non-financial data," the message reads Read more...
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