eBay discovers a security breach and alerts users – IT Web

website purchases ensures that vulnerability is not exposed credit card data, nevertheless recommends that all customers to change their passwords

eBay recommended on Wednesday (22) that all users to change their password. The U.S. online retailer fired the statement to several sites due to a security hole has not yet detailed.

In the report, the company assured users that the vulnerability does not hurt customer accounts nor allowed access . the no financial information or credit card number

Even so, there are risks involved recommendation is users to change the passwords – otherwise, eBay will own leads them to take such action . The database that may have been affected include passwords, names, addresses, dates and telephone numbers.

The website reported that sends an email alert to its more than 120 million users who have accounts alerting about the failure.

The flaw was discovered two weeks ago, but may have installed in February, suggesting that hackers had considerable time to explore it.

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