[Dataloss] Apparent Ebay Hacker Posts Credit Card Numbers of Ebay Users

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http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/392758/apparent_ebay_hacker_posts_credit_card.html

Early this morning, a series of new threads appeared on Ebay's Trust & 
Safety Discussion Board, in which the personal information of hundreds of 
Ebay users was posted. This information included credit card account 
numbers, as well as the 3 digit security code on credit cards.

The information was reportedly available on the discussion board for about 
an hour and a half, despite the fact that many users reported the 
violation within fifteen minutes of the first posting.

While at this point it is unclear to many users exactly what happened, 
those who frequent the Trust & Safety discussion forum on Ebay first 
noticed new threads appearing, with each thread containing the personal 
information and credit card account numbers of Ebay users. Over a short 
period of time, the number of threads steadily increased, until Ebay was 
finally forced to shut down the discussion board.

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