eBay To Ask Users to Change Their Passwords, No Evidence PayPal Customer Information Accessed or Compromised

eBay To Ask Users to Change Their Passwords, No Evidence PayPal Customer Information Accessed or Compromised
May
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Later today, eBay Inc. will be asking all eBay users to change their passwords due to a cyber attack that compromised an eBay database containing encrypted eBay passwords and other non-financial information. eBay will notify its user base directly within the next 24 hours with more details.



Extensive forensic research has shown no evidence of unauthorized access or compromise to personal or financial information for PayPal customers. PayPal customer and financial data is encrypted and stored separately, and PayPal never shares financial information with merchants, including eBay.



In addition to asking users to reset passwords, eBay Inc. said it will also encourage any eBay user who used the same password on other sites to change those, too.



We will update the PayPal Forward blog and eBay Inc blog with more details later today.