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"Some of our users received an email stating that your credit card information has been stolen. Rest assured, this information has not been jeopardized. It is not even stored in our system. However, some eBay passwords may have been revealed to a third party.
Internet fraud and piracy have become common and are, unfortunately, risks to companies and individuals alike. In February of 2003, the Slammer Worm (virus) caused major problems for both large and small internet companies and services across the world. AuctionStealer was not exempt. During that time, we discovered an active attack against our system and informed our customers of this issue. We acted quickly and closed down the threat. While we were successful in preventing any additional encroachment, we have recently discovered that some of our data was compromised. This was the case with many companies.
Upon resolving the issues with the virus, companies all over had to reassess their security measures and policies and take steps to prevent this situation or a similar one from reoccurring. For your protection, we?ve taken the time to perform a security audit against network infrastructure, servers, and applications. We?ve determined that there are no current security holes and the last point at which any existed was approximately four months ago. We took additional steps to improve our existing security measures and performance. There are no security deficiencies that would put your information and our systems at risk.
As an individual, you also can take action. The solution to your potential problem is simple. CHANGE YOUR EBAY PASSWORD TODAY! (or any other password that is the same as your eBay password) This is quick and easy and will ensure that you, personally, are not at risk."
"Some of our users received an email stating that your credit card information has been stolen. Rest assured, this information has not been jeopardized. It is not even stored in our system. However, some eBay passwords may have been revealed to a third party.
Internet fraud and piracy have become common and are, unfortunately, risks to companies and individuals alike. In February of 2003, the Slammer Worm (virus) caused major problems for both large and small internet companies and services across the world. AuctionStealer was not exempt. During that time, we discovered an active attack against our system and informed our customers of this issue. We acted quickly and closed down the threat. While we were successful in preventing any additional encroachment, we have recently discovered that some of our data was compromised. This was the case with many companies.
Upon resolving the issues with the virus, companies all over had to reassess their security measures and policies and take steps to prevent this situation or a similar one from reoccurring. For your protection, we?ve taken the time to perform a security audit against network infrastructure, servers, and applications. We?ve determined that there are no current security holes and the last point at which any existed was approximately four months ago. We took additional steps to improve our existing security measures and performance. There are no security deficiencies that would put your information and our systems at risk.
As an individual, you also can take action. The solution to your potential problem is simple. CHANGE YOUR EBAY PASSWORD TODAY! (or any other password that is the same as your eBay password) This is quick and easy and will ensure that you, personally, are not at risk."
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