eBay to customers: Change passwords due to cyberattacks

US online giant eBay said May 21 that cyberattackers broke into its database with customer names, passwords and other personal data earlier this year. Potentially affecting eBay’s 128 million active users, the attack could be one of the largest affecting a retailer, and comes just months after retail giant Target disclosed a breach which could affect more than 100 million. The California company said it was notifying its customers, and urging them to change passwords to protect their personal and financial information. An eBay statement said the database was compromised between late February and early March and “included eBay customers’ name, encrypted password, email address, physical address, phone number and date of birth.”

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