YEAT: My eBay account was hijacked!!!

D.Pham00 · 07-22-06, 07:34 PM

Well, i got an e-mail stating that i listed some items. Apprarently someone hijacked my account and listed 20+ items. I have already contacted ebay and informed they removed the items, changed my password and what not. i have also changed my e-mail password. Is there anything else i should do?

Preacher · 07-22-06, 07:52 PM

How did they get into your account?
Did someone know it or it was available/written somewhere?

Any more of your information they could have seems the best question.

D.Pham00 · 07-22-06, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Preacher

How did they get into your account?
Did someone know it or it was available/written somewhere?

Any more of your information they could have seems the best question.

i don't know how they got my info. i didn't have my password written down anywhere. they didn't change any personal info on ebay (or the password, for that matter). and they didn't change my e-mail password either.

i checked all my cc's for any unauthorized charges, but i didn't see any (so far, at least)

Cygnet74 · 07-22-06, 10:39 PM

exact same thing happened to me on friday. no changes to my account, just 27 listings for fake chanel handbags. i'll post here if anything else happens (unauthorized credit card activity, etc.)

D.Pham00 · 07-22-06, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Cygnet74

exact same thing happened to me on friday. no changes to my account, just 27 listings for fake chanel handbags. i'll post here if anything else happens (unauthorized credit card activity, etc.)

sounds like the same guy that got me. i had like 21 chanel listings. guess the guy liked you more

Buford T Pusser · 07-22-06, 11:40 PM

I didn't get any Chanel listings.

X · 07-22-06, 11:47 PM

YEAT?

A Scandanavian Seafarer's greeting?

D.Pham00 · 07-22-06, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by X

YEAT?

A Scandanavian Seafarer's greeting?

since i obviously check the spelling of my titles before i post, i guess it'll have to be...

yet ebay, another thread?

The Cow · 07-22-06, 11:54 PM

Did you check to see if they are indeed actual listings?

I've had a bunch of scam eBay emails about posting stuff that I haven't trying to get me to click on their links in the email (which try to get me to post info).

D.Pham00 · 07-22-06, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by The Cow

Did you check to see if they are indeed actual listings?

I've had a bunch of scam eBay emails about posting stuff that I haven't trying to get me to click on their links in the email (which try to get me to post info).

yes, they where actual listings. i saw the title of the e-mail, so i went to the ebay page, and logged in and checked the items that i had for sale.

The Cow · 07-23-06, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by D.Pham00

yes, they where actual listings. i saw the title of the e-mail, so i went to the ebay page, and logged in and checked the items that i had for sale.

wow, that is messed up.

Did you look to see how he set up the pay for the items for sale? I don't get how the hacker would have gotten anything out of this yet.

D.Pham00 · 07-23-06, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by The Cow

wow, that is messed up.

Did you look to see how he set up the pay for the items for sale? I don't get how the hacker would have gotten anything out of this yet.

it looked like the standard paypal payment. i don't think he got anything yet, but it looked like a 24 hour auction. i'm guessing that he was hoping that i didn't check my e-mail on the weekend, so he could sell it, get a few bux in paypal, and cash out before anyone was the wiser.

nazz · 07-23-06, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by X

YEAT?

A Scandanavian Seafarer's greeting?

Some good may come of this eBay scam yet.

A new Otterism....

YEAT!

JP5683 · 07-23-06, 03:28 AM

This happened to me about six months ago... I guess my old password was just too easy to hack, it was only four characters...

I posted about it then...

Ebay tells me I have stuff for sale, and I didn't list anything!!!

Buford T Pusser · 07-23-06, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by JP5683

This happened to me about six months ago... I guess my old password was just too easy to hack, it was only four characters...

I posted about it then...

Ebay tells me I have stuff for sale, and I didn't list anything!!!

What was the password?

ebay?

5683?

fuck?

shit?

marty888 · 07-23-06, 09:36 AM

Same thing happened to me last November. A regular buyer of mine noticed something strange and contacted eBay on my behalf (I was on an "eBay break" for Thanksgiving with no active listings). Somebody had hacked my account, and so instead of selling CDs, VHS and DVDs (just about the only things I ever sold on eBay in 5 years), I had listings for some heavy-duty farm equipment.

Good thing eBay closed down those auctions immediately - how the hell do you ship a tractor?

Anyway, it took about a week to get it all straightened out with new password, etc.

Bushdog · 07-23-06, 09:41 AM

Were you retarded enough to make your password something like "Password"???

zuffy · 07-23-06, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Buford T Pusser

What was the password?

ebay?

5683?

fuck?

shit?

audi?

D.Pham00 · 07-23-06, 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bushdog

Were you retarded enough to make your password something like "Password"???

no, i didn't do something that stupid. my password has letters and numbers in it, and trust me, it's not something that someone just guessed.

Bushdog · 07-23-06, 10:06 AM

Is it the same password you use here? You and the other guy getting hit make me wonder if it was grabbed off of an "in common" website.

pedagogue · 07-23-06, 10:15 AM

btw...it should be YAET.

-p

D.Pham00 · 07-23-06, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by pedagogue

btw...it should be YAET.

-p

read post # 8

pedagogue · 07-23-06, 11:07 AM

I CAN'T READ!!!!!

-p

Buford T Pusser · 07-23-06, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zuffy

audi?

That's one of my passwords at work.

Bandoman · 07-23-06, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bushdog

Were you retarded enough to make your password something like "Password"???

No one is that stupid.

07-22-06, 07:34 PM	#1
D.Pham00 DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Stick out your tongue! Posts: 32,817	YEAT: My eBay account was hijacked!!! Well, i got an e-mail stating that i listed some items. Apprarently someone hijacked my account and listed 20+ items. I have already contacted ebay and informed they removed the items, changed my password and what not. i have also changed my e-mail password. Is there anything else i should do? __________________ abrg: *whine whine* suprmallet: *why so serious?*

07-22-06, 07:52 PM	#2
Preacher DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Next to the USA Posts: 5,644	How did they get into your account? Did someone know it or it was available/written somewhere? Any more of your information they could have seems the best question. __________________ "I'm your huckleberry"

07-22-06, 10:39 PM	#4
Cygnet74 Needs to contact an admin about multiple accounts Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2,830	exact same thing happened to me on friday. no changes to my account, just 27 listings for fake chanel handbags. i'll post here if anything else happens (unauthorized credit card activity, etc.) Last edited by Cygnet74; 07-22-06 at 10:42 PM.

07-23-06, 03:28 AM	#14
JP5683 DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Santa Barbara, Ca Posts: 1,604	This happened to me about six months ago... I guess my old password was just too easy to hack, it was only four characters... I posted about it then... Ebay tells me I have stuff for sale, and I didn't list anything!!! __________________ JP

07-23-06, 09:36 AM	#16
marty888 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Times Square Posts: 11,842	Same thing happened to me last November. A regular buyer of mine noticed something strange and contacted eBay on my behalf (I was on an "eBay break" for Thanksgiving with no active listings). Somebody had hacked my account, and so instead of selling CDs, VHS and DVDs (just about the only things I ever sold on eBay in 5 years), I had listings for some heavy-duty farm equipment. Good thing eBay closed down those auctions immediately - how the hell do you ship a tractor? Anyway, it took about a week to get it all straightened out with new password, etc. __________________ *Describing torture as "enhanced interrogation" is like describing child abuse as "enhanced discipline".* My DVD List at DVD Aficionado

07-22-06, 11:40 PM	#6
Buford T Pusser DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Lighten up, Francis! (Funland) Posts: 26,181	I didn't get any Chanel listings.

07-22-06, 11:47 PM	#7
X Administrator Join Date: Oct 1987 Posts: 6,131	YEAT? A Scandanavian Seafarer's greeting?

07-22-06, 11:54 PM	#9
The Cow DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Grazing in a field somewhere... Posts: 14,197	Did you check to see if they are indeed actual listings? I've had a bunch of scam eBay emails about posting stuff that I haven't trying to get me to click on their links in the email (which try to get me to post info).

07-23-06, 09:41 AM	#17
Bushdog DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Shackled Posts: 35,368	Were you retarded enough to make your password something like "Password"???

07-23-06, 10:06 AM	#20
Bushdog DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Shackled Posts: 35,368	Is it the same password you use here? You and the other guy getting hit make me wonder if it was grabbed off of an "in common" website.

07-23-06, 10:15 AM	#21
pedagogue DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 26,347	btw...it should be YAET. -p

07-23-06, 11:07 AM	#23
pedagogue DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 26,347	I CAN'T READ!!!!! -p