eBay says database leak dump offers are fake

Cybercrooks are offering to sell "stolen copies" of the leaked eBay database through an advert posted through Pastebin. However eBay says the sale is fake. "We have checked all published data and so far none are authentic eBay accounts," eBay's press office told El Reg. Security experts, although far from certain, seem …

[Azzy]

Of course they haven't found 123456 in the hashed passwords

Ebay's password complexity rules would not permit that password!

[Destroy All Monsters]

The dodgy seller

Dogesale. Much data. Such veracity. Very blackhat. Wow.

[ukgnome]

I am so pleased eBay are on the case, I feel a lot safer knowing this.

[Your alien overlord - fear me]

Shouldn't they be up for sale *on* eBay - that'd be a fun thing to do :-)

[Nifty]

99.99%

I beg to differ, this offer must be genuine because the seller has excellent Ebay feedback