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eBay didn't say what kind of encryption they had, only that they were encrypted. Personally I'm more concerned about the personal information in the leaked data that wasn't protected at all! So sure, change your password, but it won't change the fact that someone got your name, email address, physical address, phone number, and date of birth.


On the plus side, think of how nice it will be to get a happy birthday phone call from a hacker.


sp332 to be honest here, I am pretty sure if you search your real life name on the internet you will definitely find somewhere that you can buy the information you just mentioned. I am not trying to be mean here, I am just trying to let you know in case you didn't know.

Plus you already have your email publicly displayed here ... and i found some weird stuff about amateur ... xxx movies when i googled you T_T


He took down his reply, but he shares a name with a fairly famous actor. Gonna take a stab that the "amateur ... xxx" was related to that guy.

Also, you're an idiot.


It's not just the actor, it's a pretty common name. People mistype my email address into all kinds of things, judging by the random emails I get for pets in Texas and real estate in the UK etc.




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