eBay hacked 145 million passwords at risk @McAfeeConsumer

22 May 2014 · 1 min

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In this news segment, the host reports that eBay suffered a security breach affecting an estimated 145 million active users. Hackers accessed a database containing encrypted passwords, email addresses, phone numbers, and other personal information. eBay states there is no evidence of unauthorized activity or theft of credit card data, and that PayPal information is stored separately with no breach detected. Security expert Robert Siciliano advises eBay users to immediately change their eBay passwords to unique, strong passphrases using mixed case, consider changing their PayPal passwords as the accounts are often linked, and continuously monitor credit card statements for any unauthorized transactions. The segment emphasizes proactive personal security steps in response to the breach.

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All right, some developing news that could impact a lot of you. eBay users being urged to change their passwords after security breach leaves their personal information vulnerable. Hackers targeted a database containing encrypted passwords, email addresses, phone numbers, and a whole bunch of other information. eBay says at this time they don't see any evidence of any unauthorized activity or that any credit card information has been stolen. We don't have any word exactly how many people this breach could have affected, but the The company has about 145 million active users. We sat down with security expert Robert Siciliano for some advice on what eBay users should do now.
Right now it's important to change your eBay password to something different than all of your other passwords. Use a phrase with uppercase and lowercase. Also consider changing your PayPal password because in many cases your PayPal is connected to your eBay account. EBay account. Also, it is important to monitor your existing credit card accounts. Always do that, looking for any unauthorized activity.
So eBay, as he just said, also owns PayPal, but the company says PayPal information is stored separately and there has been no evidence of a breach there.