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EBay reveals it was hacked in February 2014, personal data compromised

Charlee Gothard

Charlee Gothard

21 May 2014 • 2 min read

"Change your passwords," urges company, three months too late

EBay has revealed that its customer database was hacked between late February and early March 2014, putting usernames, passwords and other personal, non-financial customer data at risk in the time ...

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