ebay encounters hacker attack requiring all users to change password

Absrtact: EBay has been hit by a network attack, requiring all users to change their passwords. ebay says the hacking attack has put users ' passwords and other non-financial data at risk. Hackers allegedly illegally entered ebay's corporate network under the guise of an ebay employee, and

ebay requires all users to change their passwords because of a network attack. ebay says the hacking attack has put users ' passwords and other non-financial data at risk.

Hackers allegedly illegally entered ebay's corporate network under the guise of an ebay employee and entered a database that stores information such as the customer's name, password, e-mail address, home address, phone number, and date of birth. However, this data does not contain user-related information or other personal secret information. Ebay reportedly detected the employee's login information for the first time two weeks ago. However, ebay said the company did not see any evidence of illegal activity on its website, but ebay asked users to change their passwords.

The following is an ebay statement for this issue:

ebay says it will require all ebay users to change their account passwords from later this year, as ebay has recently been hit by a cyber attack that would put some databases containing user passwords and other non-financial data in jeopardy. After extensive testing of the corporate network, the company found no evidence of illegal activity against ebay users and found no evidence of illegal theft of financial or credit card information, which is stored separately in encrypted databases. However, changing passwords is the best behavior and will help improve the security of ebay users.

Information security and the protection of customer data has always been an important business for ebay, and ebay regrets the inconvenience and concerns that customers have caused by changing passwords. We know that our customers trust us to be able to protect their information, and we will scrupulously abide by our commitment to maintaining a secure, reliable and trusted global marketplace.

Cyber attackers illegally entered ebay's corporate network in the guise of a small number of employee logins. To this end, ebay has worked with law enforcement agencies and industry-leading security experts to launch a large-scale investigation into the matter and to use the best judicial tools and actions to protect customers.

Those databases include the ebay user's name, password, email address, home address, phone number, and date of birth. However, this database does not contain the user's financial information and other confidential personal information. Ebay said the stolen employee ID was first detected two weeks ago. A number of subsequent judicial measures have been made clear of the database that ebay was hacked into, so ebay announced the news today.

ebay did not see signs of an increase in fraudulent accounts on the company's website. ebay also claims that there is no evidence that PayPal users ' financial or personal information has been illegally used or compromised. PayPal's data is stored separately in a secure and reliable network, and all PayPal users ' financial information is encrypted.

Starting later today, ebay users will be notified by email, or on site and other promotional forms, primarily to require users to change their passwords. In addition, ebay also requires all users who use the same password as the ebay account on other sites to change their user passwords on other sites. The same password should never be used on multiple network platforms or accounts, ebay said.