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> On May 21, 2014, at 11:13 PM, john robles <[email protected]> wrote: > > This looks suspiciously like a phishing attempt or something...I have no > notification on my ebay account about any sort of breach of security. And I > am always afraid to click a link in an email that warns of a breach! Anyone > else heard about this?? Ebay would notify its members, I'm sure. > John Robles > > > On Wednesday, May 21, 2014 3:47 PM, Kat Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > WARNING - SECURITY BREACH! Earlier today, eBay announced that a cyber attack > carried out three months ago has compromised customer data, and the company > urged 145 million users of its online commerce platform to change their > passwords in order to protect their personal information. > > While they claim the files stolen did not contain financial information > including credit and debit card numbers you can never be too safe so we > strongly urge you to change your password as well if you use the site. > > Furthermore, eBay stated it found no evidence of unauthorized access to > financial information at its PayPal payments subsidiary, which encrypts and > stores its data separately. > > These security breaches and cyber attacks seem to be happening more and more > and it's important that you are aware of each one so as to protect yourself > and your personal information if you use any and all affected sites and > services. > > For more info see here: > http://www.cnet.com/news/ebay-hacked-requests-all-users-change-passwords/ > > From the Desk of > Kat Hall > Executive Assistant to Ms. Smith (Publisher) > Champagne Book Group > Review Coordinator > Author Liaison > www.champagnebooks.com > www.carnalpassions.com > www.burstbooks.ca > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
