Change your passwords, eBay urges customers as it reveals large-scale data breach

EBay users are being advised to change their passwords after hackers compromised some employees’ log-in credentials to break into the eBay corporate network.

The company said in a statement that the hackers broke into a database including “encrypted passwords and other non-financial data” and had not got their hands on any financial or credit card information, but best practice dictates users should change their passwords anyway.

The stolen information may include customer names, phone numbers, dates of births, email addresses, physical addresses, and encrypted passwords. The breach took place between late February and early March but was not detected until recently. PayPal data is not affected, being stored in a different (and fully encrypted) system.