eBay hacked

Over the weekend, eBay confirmed that a Roman hacker claiming to be " Born_To_Scam_American_Guys " has posted an account log of 15 eBay customers over a period of 40-60 minutes before being taken down.

Information on the account is posted on the Trust & Safety website of eBay.com. Some members of this site have notified eBay to remove the information. The hackers made a mockery of eBay's security system, and "praised" the "creativity" of Romani youth.

EBay spokeswoman Catherine England said only half of the accounts listed above were valid, and the rest seemed to be fake accounts because they didn't go through the identification process. eBay.

In addition to announcing account numbers, Romanian hackers also post user personal information, including social security card numbers, credit card confirmation numbers, bank accounts, ATM PIN numbers and names. age, date of birth, license number, home address and full contact information.

According to Catherine England, some of the victims it contacted to verify the information confirmed that their information was accurate; while others are the opposite.

eBay said it will continue to track hacked accounts to prevent possible fraud, while recommending that users use the eBay toolbar, to warn fake sites when they are real. Current transactions.