I have to admit that the email below looks suspicious. But I think the story is true. Like you, I would NEVER click on a link in an email to logon somewhere. But I did manually go to eBay and change my password this afternoon.
I found eBay's official statement by first going to eBay.com, then following a link there to their corporate site at eBayinc.com and found their statement. It says they are planning to notify its users about stolen personal information, but didn't say exactly when. Jim Nichol On May 21, 2014, at 11:13 PM, john robles <john9...@pacbell.net> 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 <kathal...@gmail.com> 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
