Ebay Hacked, User Info Posted 242
An anonymous reader writes "This morning a hacker posted the personal contact information and credit card data of 1,200 ebay users on the eBay.com Trust & Saftey forums. eBay pulled the Trust & Safety forums off line, but not before one user made a video of the hacked forums and posted it on youtube.com. eBay response is on the eBay chatter page, and seems to try and down play this "fraudster"'s activity."
Fraudster? (Score:5, Insightful)
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Sometimes, when someone doesn't listen to your kind advice, you have to make them listen.
Re:Fraudster? (Score:5, Informative)
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All that said, if this guy's just a phisher, it's nothing about eBay's security to blame here. It's the stupid phish that took the bait.
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If it's a problem, it's nasty.
If he's a phisher (or other scammer), I'm mildly impressed with his social engineering, but not worried for my identity.
NOT A FRAUD!! (Score:2, Interesting)
I WOULD SAY THAT THIS IS NOT A COINCIDENCE, AND THAT THERE WAS AN ACTUAL MALICIOUS HACKER ATTACK.
If you watch some of the videos
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I keep up on my security info and I do not trust ANYONE on the internet that I have not personally met in the flesh.
What in the world do you do on eBay? ;)
My original post was poorly worded; I reserve judgement on whether this is actually a fraud or a real problem. Ebay claims the post was a hoax.
That said, remember what Heinlein points out in Door Into Summer: we forget what people like us really ought to know. Statistics may tell us how extremely unlikely something is to happen, but it just as surely asserts that it does happen. Your info could have been swiped by other means, and this is just a coincidence.
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I do not trust ANYONE on the internet that I have not personally met in the flesh.
Like the previous poster said, what on earth do you do on the internet? I personally have never met _anyone_ in the flesh from computer suppliers I've bought from. The trust that I give them is because of their reputation and because of previous dealings, no more. I don't honestly understand why meeting them in the flesh would make a difference to that.
If there is a brand new start up company you are willing to take a c
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You get a new wallet every time you buy disposable panties?
Of course they would say that... (Score:2)
Re:Fraudster? (Score:5, Insightful)
This kind of behaviour is reprehensible. If you wanted to let EBay know they have a security problem, tell them, anonomously if you must, but posting other peoples indentifying information is like shooting an automatic weapon into a crowd of innocent people. I think along with fines, restrictions and imprisonment, spanking should be added to the list of punishments for this type of behavior.
I wonder ... (Score:5, Insightful)
Given that Ebay's response is along the lines of "It's a hoax, our security is fine, don't worry" I really wonder if keeping things like this under wraps is enough to keep companies like Ebay honest. I'm not optimistic since any admissions on their part cost them money, dent their public image, may cost them customers, and could make them easier to sue in case accounts are abused (either before or after the data becomes public).
Of course it's irresponsible to publish this sort of information (credit-card numbers, contact details) on the web. And yes ... perhaps there should be an independent authority (e.g. the police, the FBI) where you can go with your information and be certain that action will be taken instead of making it accessible to the world and his dog.
In the absence of a clear-cut authority to report to I'm still not quite convinced that the "shock-and-awe" effect of bluntly putting the data on the web isn't needed to prod Ebay into action to take measures.
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Given that Ebay's response is along the lines of "It's a hoax, our security is fine, don't worry" I really wonder if keeping things like this under wraps is enough to keep companies like Ebay honest.
So what should eBay do when it really is a hoax? There are plenty of assholes who would do exactly this sort of thing just to have a laugh at eBay (and Slashdot for talking about it). eBay's story is far from implausible. If they're lying and it isn't a hoax, it'll come out very soon. Then they'll catch even more shit for lying about it.
EBay's behavior is consistently reprehensible. (Score:2, Insightful)
This kind of behaviour is reprehensible. If you wanted to let EBay know they have a security problem, tell them, anonomously if you must, but posting other peoples indentifying information is like shooting an automatic weapon into a crowd of innocent people. I think along with fines, restrictions and imprisonment, spanking should be added to the list of punishments for this type of behavior.
It is EBay's behavior that is reprehensible. We have no evidence whether or not the person tried to tell EBay, but,
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http://www.beachnet.com/~hstiles/cardtype.html [beachnet.com]
When will EBay notify? (Score:5, Insightful)
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Even as it stands, unless E-bay can show beyond a shadow of a doubt that only those posted were the ones stolen, anyone credit card number that e-bay has should be held as suspect for potentially having been stolen. Ebay has really dropped the ball. It will be interesting to see how they scramble to deal with this.
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How could the hacker have gotten her email password from eBay though? That was the part that sounded fishy (or phishy?) to me.
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It's also pretty easy to get into any webmail account that doesn't use SSL for login credentials. Don't use webmail that doesn't encrypt your password.
It's also pretty easy to sniff plain-text usernames and pa
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SMTP AUTH does not necessarily prevent the use of invalid FROM headers. It's possible to setup such policies, but in general it's a bad ide
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Anyone using role-based email should be sending from the role-based email. You're not going to respond to support@domain.com if I send you an email from bobroberts@domain.com, now are you? Just authenticate as support@domain.com, or have your policies set up to allow more than one account to map to a valid From: header for support@domain.com i
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Two words: Fake headers.
Anyone can put your name and e-mail address in the "From:" field from an e-mail. It's SPAM 101. Matching your name with your e-mail just requires more work (like data harvesting), but I would never consider it "hacking an account".
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Re:When will EBay notify? (Score:5, Funny)
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I just hope no one moderates the parent post as "Informative".
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Well,
Whitehat? (Score:5, Informative)
So I wonder: are these 1200 users the kinds of people who post up an auction for a picture of a coveted item hoping to scam someone out of buku bucks? Are these users that took the money and ran? Or are these legitimate users caught in a genuine hack?
Can't watch the video, and the ebay PR rundown doesn't (and wouldn't) say, but since ebay happily protects fraudulent sellers and refuses to give defrauded buyers any means to recover their losses from the scammers it seems to me like this has potential to be a hacktivism move.
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It's "beaucoup"... *cue More You Know rainbow*
am I affected? (Score:2)
Virtual credit card (Score:5, Informative)
I got mine for free from my bank and have used it for lots of online purchases - it's fucking awsome.
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I use these things all the time online. Anything online. Even bills (I give it a 2 month expiration). Randomly generated credit cards rock.
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On a sidenote, some CC companies will allow you to disable online purchases unless you call in to approve it first. One of mine turned that on without asking me and I kept getting a denial until I called in and they told me that I had to approve it first over the phone.
Re:Virtual credit card (Score:5, Informative)
Everything is tied to your main account, but if 'they' get the temp number, it's useless. It doesn't count towards having a new line of credit, maxing out your card (unless you max out your Account) or how long you've had the card. I think in the last year I've made 100+ of them. Used for everything for bills (Who in their right mind would send valid credit card information though the mail, then they have *everything*) To online orders.
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No, they won't effect your credit score because they don't show up on your credit report. They aren't new lines of credit, they are linked to your regular credit card account. On the ones that I have used; you log into the bank's website and use your regular account to authorize a transaction tied to a specially generated credit card number. I use them from time to time to deal with merchants that I have never dealt with before.
No big deal. (Score:5, Insightful)
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Lets see that comes too roughly $1,200,000.
Yes no big deal, i can see Visa and Mastercard overlooking that type of liability.
If it was a man in the middle attack like you suggest this creates larger problems to the e-commerce industry as a whole. I'm hoping it came from eBays internal servers, a patchable security fault will make me sleep better.
This is simply the beginning of how websites becoming major targets for
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Yes, in fact, I think I will do that. You sir, have just added some nice new jargon to my vocabulary. Many thanks!
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And to you I would say - stop being so lazy and using the same passwords for all your important financial accounts. If your account really did get drained, it is at the very least partially your fault for not using unique, strong passwords. How is ebay responsible for your lack of security planning??
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It sucks that this happened to you. But you allowed it to happen, when you chose convenience over security. I guess now you know why that's a bad idea.
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Uncompatible not a word? That's unpossible! (with apologies to Ralph Wiggum)
alphabetical (Score:3, Informative)
Chances are I am wrong, but if thats the case then that narrows the list down, and I wouldn't have to worry.
hacked? (Score:3, Interesting)
i only ask because i had a better-than-usual phishing attempt this morning telling me my ebay account had been 'restricted' and it wouldn't be too hard to harvest 1200 passwords from the above without hacking ebay itself.
email text:
"A33 TKO NOTICE: Restricted Account Access
We have taken steps to secure your eBay account, including review of your
personal information and placing a temporary restriction on your account. Any
activity has been cancelled and any associated fees have been credited to your
account. We assure you that your credit card and bank details are stored on a
secure server and cannot be viewed by anyone.
Your account is currently blocked from listing and bidding on items, and from
sending email through Ask Seller a Question or Contact eBay member. To restore
full access to your account, please follow the instructions in this email."
login to your account link was:
http://us.ebayobjects.com/2c;13012399;10693575;h?http://61.9.146.244/signin.ebay.co.uk/ws/?eBayISAPI.dll?co_partnerid=2&siteid=0&UsingSSL=1 [ebayobjects.com]
ie it had a susipicious 2nd address in url, one which resolves to australia
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They have an open redirector that anyone can use to help hide the destination url.
Normaly I would blast someone for posting fishing links on other webpages, but I would trust slashdot users to not fall for it
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BTW, according to eBay, all email from them includes your eBay username in them. (Likewise, from Paypal, which will have your real name in them and in the To header). For eBay, that's public information (except the username to e-mail address
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It was a better than usual phish (of course, a lot a pretty bad). Netcraft Toolbar [netcraft.com] for FF caught it, though. It would be interesting to know how long it took for Netcraft to identify it as a phish.
Re:Firefox reports.. (Score:2)
Will, it's time to fill in another phishing page with garbage. Woo Hoo!
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One point to be made-- (Score:5, Informative)
The guy had to have either:
A) Made them up
B) Gotten them somewhere else.
Regardless, he's just a troll trying to create bad press for eBay.
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Bet 20$ none of those users had the Secure dongle (Score:2, Interesting)
in fact my number right now is 342498 GO and hack my account now.... oh wait. it just changed... 096443 is the new number, you got 25 seconds.
Re:Bet 20$ none of those users had the Secure dong (Score:2)
I got in on the beta test and still use the ebay/paypal key dongle for my login. Makes it 100% ineffective for phishing scams to get my login.
That was my first reaction too. But if they really hacked into the eBay servers and were able to get to your credit card information, well then that dongle isn't going to be of much help. Sure you're safe from them bidding for Beanie Babies on your behalf, but the credit card information is another story. Luckily, it sounds like this might be a hoax.
Lying by omission to try to remove this info (Score:2)
Perhaps it was The Decepticons! (Score:2, Funny)
ebay Statement (Score:5, Informative)
Trust & Safety forums issue this morning
Some of our readers may have learned of an issue that occurred early this morning on one of our discussion forums. I've been talking with our Account Security and Legal teams, and I'd like to share some more details about this incident.
Very early this morning, a malicious fraudster posted on the Trust & Safety forum on eBay.com posing as approximately 1,200 eBay users. The fraudster made these posts in a way that was intended to appear as though he logged in with their accounts. The posts contained name and contact information, which appears to be valid, and could have been secured as part of an account take over.
The posts ALSO appeared to contain credit card information -- however, these credit cards are not associated with financial information on file for these users at eBay or PayPal. We're in the process of reaching out by phone to these members to, so that if the information is valid somehow -- regardless how this fraudster acquired the information -- these members can take the steps they need to take to protect themselves.
eBay and our forums vendor, LiveWorld, began taking steps to remedy the situation within an hour after it started. As things evolved behind the scenes, a decision was made to make the the Trust & Safety forum unavailable to our Community. It's still temporarily inaccessible, as the teams work on this issue.
I'll update this story later as we have more to share.
WHAT HAPPENED: Fradulent Items on eBay (Score:5, Interesting)
E-Bay response (Score:2)
I just read that response. I for one find it very professional and correct.
What did you expect ? That E-Bay would just come forward and say: "oh, we haven't fully checked on this yet, but since it was a post on the forum, we are sure it is correct, so we are confirming it".
They are investigating. They are contacting the users that are potentially affected (just in case).
They are not silent. They are not d
Here is the list of account names (Score:2)
http://shenemanfamily.com/comp.html [shenemanfamily.com]
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Do you think they really call him that?
This video has been removed due to terms of use .. (Score:2)
This video has been removed due to terms of use violation. [youtube.com]
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Seems to authenticate it to me...
CC numbers are probably valid (Score:2, Insightful)
The Register contacted at least two of the people whose info was posted and they confirmed their accounts had been hacked.
See the story here [theregister.co.uk].
As for the credit card numbers not belonging to the people affected my first thought was the hacker posted the correct contact info but, perhaps to be benevolent, scrambled the credit card numbers. In other words, the card numbers displayed are correct but they're just shown as belonging to someone else. eBay may be realizing this now when they search their databas
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Maybe they could get it from my credit card company, but if they did my credit card company would be losing my business.
Just beautiful.... for Phishing (Score:2)
Seriously, if you know anyone who uses ebay, let them know that email is not verified as regards the sender. My wife uses ebay on my account and I get phishing attacks thru ebay and paypal all the time. I'm sure this breach(?) will only make those phishing attacks more common and more effective.
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[John]
Real Deal EBay (Score:5, Informative)
I get EBay phish email all the time, and I get real EBay email all the time.
It's easy to tell them apart. EBay never ask for credit card information (they don't have it); the phishers always do. EBay know my name, and use it. The phishers don't.
...laura
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I have two ways to tell them apart.
1 I don't have an eBay account. They are all phish. I love seeding their database with garbage.
2 Filtered DNS. Phishing sites are quickly reported and filtered. Most of my attempts to feed their database garbage results in a "this page has been scrubbed" page instead.
http://scrubit.com/ [scrubit.com]
There is no software to download or install. It's simply a free filtered DNS service.
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I may be safe though as the account dates back to before PayPal, I never gave eBay my credit card information, and I wasn't a seller... right?
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"The posts contained name and contact information, which appears to be valid, and could have been secured as part of an account take over. The posts ALSO appeared to contain credit card information -- however, these credit cards are not associated with financial information on file for these users at eBay or PayPal. "
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Very interesting. I received an obvious phishing attempt in email yesterday pretending to be from eBay. It took me to a site that looked just like the front page of ebay.com with my email already in the login name. Naturally I did not log in, because the URL was not eBay. Still I wonder how many people did give out their account password and if this is the source of the "account take over" that seems to be the source of this information. It am
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[John]
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"You must also have either a credit card (or debit card) on file or ID Verify." So, I assume you must have the later?
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Re:Microsoft-IIS/5.0 (Score:4, Funny)
Mod parent up! (Score:3)
here [adobe.com] (this has just been disabled a few minutes ago)
According to heise (German) [heise.de], you were able to get adobe's private RSA key (which is not much used though) and there are also rumors that they got the private SSL-key.
Re:How about "eBay not hacked,you morons" as headl (Score:2)