Anyone who has Ebay account best to change your pass word asap, those Chinese hackers have got all accounts and pass words.
If you go into Ebay be most likely they will ask you to confirm your account name or email and pass word, then the send you a email to verify it is you and request you change you pass word.
-- Edited by graham (chickenman) on Thursday 22nd of May 2014 09:08:41 AM
oldbobsbus said
03:38 PM May 22, 2014
My guess is that you may have been hacked Graham, I just checked all of our accounts and they are all clear.. no need to sign in again..
I would never take anything the ABC reports as gospel either..
Legendts said
03:51 PM May 22, 2014
Makes two of us there Bob.
Roving-Dutchy said
07:44 PM May 22, 2014
This is a genuine alert, re Ebay has been hacked. It is in a notification sent out by the Australian Government website " Stay Smart Online" you can subscribe to this free service and receive email alerts of scams and problems on the internet, go here to subscribe, http://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/alert_service
Cheers
David
rockylizard said
07:44 PM May 22, 2014
oldbobsbus wrote:
My guess is that you may have been hacked Graham, I just checked all of our accounts and they are all clear.. no need to sign in again.. I would never take anything the ABC reports as gospel either..
Thanks Rocky, Looks like they were hacked in Feb but are only now getting around to telling us..
The Phantom said
07:58 PM May 22, 2014
oldbobsbus wrote:
Thanks Rocky, Looks like they were hacked in Feb but are only now getting around to telling us..
Bloody ABC can't do anything right, eh?
The Phantom
D and D said
08:56 PM May 22, 2014
The Phantom wrote:
oldbobsbus wrote:
Thanks Rocky, Looks like they were hacked in Feb but are only now getting around to telling us..
Bloody ABC can't do anything right, eh?
The Phantom
And just how is the ABC responsible for the timing of the release of information from a private, American corporation?
D and D said
09:04 PM May 22, 2014
graham (chickenman) wrote:
Anyone who has Ebay account best to change your pass word asap, those Chinese hackers have got all accounts and pass words.
If you go into Ebay be most likely they will ask you to confirm your account name or email and pass word, then the send you a email to verify it is you and request you change you pass word.
-- Edited by graham (chickenman) on Thursday 22nd of May 2014 09:08:41 AM
And how do you know the hackers were Chinese?
EllenajoeL said
09:13 PM May 22, 2014
IMHO: all is same... EG: ebay, webforums, interent banking, social media chatrooms;
i.e. anything/everything caught on either webbrowser history or internet-enabled, laptop preferences is there for the taking (and is often taken)...and very few participants expect it.
Meanwhile, cheers graham (chickenman) for a timely and worthwhile post. I dont know what the modernday equivalent to Caveat emptor is, though I suspect we shall ALL know, soon enough. " title="Doh!" />
Happywanderer said
10:00 PM May 22, 2014
It has been on the news and anywhere else of importance. I got an email from them as well.
I logged in, no I didn't go through any link on the email. Found a message about the chinese hackers so changed my password.
Oh yes it is genuine.
Landfall said
07:53 AM May 23, 2014
I always thought the Chinese were smarter than that.
Fancy hacking into a site that sells mostly Chinese stuff??
The again, we have just returned from a holiday in China and they seem to export there products and only buy high end brands.
Ken
Thanks for the heads up though.
Just changed my passwords
-- Edited by Landfall on Friday 23rd of May 2014 08:00:18 AM
_wombat_ said
08:33 AM May 23, 2014
Do not use any links to change your password, type ebay.com if you use the world site or ebay.com.au if you use the aussie site then login and change your password.
The Phantom said
08:38 AM May 23, 2014
D and D wrote:
The Phantom wrote:
oldbobsbus wrote:
Thanks Rocky, Looks like they were hacked in Feb but are only now getting around to telling us..
Bloody ABC can't do anything right, eh?
The Phantom
And just how is the ABC responsible for the timing of the release of information from a private, American corporation?
You can read English, obviously, but need to take a course in identifying sarcasm.
The Phantom
Bryan said
08:48 AM May 23, 2014
Landfall wrote:
I always thought the Chinese were smarter than that.
Fancy hacking into a site that sells mostly Chinese stuff??
-- Edited by Landfall on Friday 23rd of May 2014 08:00:18 AM
oldbobsbus said
06:41 AM May 24, 2014
It was my turn this morning to get an email from ebay to change my passwords..
All done but I'm not happy now I have to remember a whole new set of passwords..
Anyone who has Ebay account best to change your pass word asap, those Chinese hackers have got all accounts and pass words.
If you go into Ebay be most likely they will ask you to confirm your account name or email and pass word, then the send you a email to verify it is you and request you change you pass word.
I have just changed mine here.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-22/hackers-steal-e-bay-personal-details/5469330
-- Edited by graham (chickenman) on Thursday 22nd of May 2014 09:08:41 AM
I would never take anything the ABC reports as gospel either..
This is a genuine alert, re Ebay has been hacked. It is in a notification sent out by the Australian Government website " Stay Smart Online" you can subscribe to this free service and receive email alerts of scams and problems on the internet, go here to subscribe, http://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/alert_service
Cheers
David
Gday...
Then perhaps this may assist ?
http://www.cnet.com/au/news/ebay-hacked-requests-all-users-change-passwords/
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27503290
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2635053/Use-eBay-Then-change-password-NOW-Site-requests-users-change-personal-details-dont-explain-why.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10848080/More-than-15-million-Britons-at-risk-of-identity-theft-after-eBay-hacked.html
http://thelinknews.net/2014/05/22/ebay-users-change-your-passwords/
Cheers - John
Thanks Rocky,
Looks like they were hacked in Feb but are only now getting around to telling us..
Bloody ABC can't do anything right, eh?
The Phantom
And just how is the ABC responsible for the timing of the release of information from a private, American corporation?
And how do you know the hackers were Chinese?
IMHO: all is same...
EG: ebay, webforums, interent banking, social media chatrooms;
i.e. anything/everything caught on either webbrowser history or internet-enabled, laptop preferences is there for the taking (and is often taken)...and very few participants expect it.
" title="Doh!" />
Meanwhile, cheers graham (chickenman) for a timely and worthwhile post. I dont know what the modernday equivalent to Caveat emptor is, though I suspect we shall ALL know, soon enough.
I logged in, no I didn't go through any link on the email. Found a message about the chinese hackers so changed my password.
Oh yes it is genuine.
I always thought the Chinese were smarter than that.
Fancy hacking into a site that sells mostly Chinese stuff??
The again, we have just returned from a holiday in China and they seem to export there products and only buy high end brands.
Ken
Thanks for the heads up though.
Just changed my passwords
-- Edited by Landfall on Friday 23rd of May 2014 08:00:18 AM
Do not use any links to change your password, type ebay.com if you use the world site or ebay.com.au if you use the aussie site then login and change your password.
You can read English, obviously, but need to take a course in identifying sarcasm.
The Phantom
It was my turn this morning to get an email from ebay to change my passwords..
All done but I'm not happy
now I have to remember a whole new set of passwords..
Never mind worse things have happened..
Why the suprise they are
Into everthing else Big and
Small business Government
Thet gotta get there tec stuff
From somewhere and its a lot
Easier than developing ya own