eBay faces investigations after cyber attack breaches databaseMay 24, 2014 - 11:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - eBay faces investigations on both sides of the Atlantic after a cyber attack breached one of its databases housing information on 145 million users, Digital Spy said. The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is working with European data authorities with a view to taking action against the e-commerce giant, while three American states are launching their own probes. Data protection laws prevent the UK watchdog from taking action without the involvement of the Luxembourg data protection, where eBay's European headquarters is based. "There's millions of UK citizens affected by this, and we've been clear that we're monitoring it, but by taking the wrong action under the law now we risk invalidating any investigation," an ICO spokesman told BBC News. The company contacted customers earlier this week advising them to reset their passwords to safeguard themselves from the hack, which occurred between late February and early March. eBay has been criticised for its late response, but the firm insists that there have been no instances of customer accounts being accessed by hackers. Reports that large quantities of eBay data have appeared on anonymous text website Pastebin have been denied by the auctioneer. Photo: Forbes Related links: Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |