10-01-2006, 09:22 PM
This morning, I had three alerts from from the UK eBay saying my account had been suspended because my listing of Chanel handbags were a trademark misuse. I logged into my eBay account and, sure enough, my account had been suspended. I immediately changed my PayPal and e-mail passwords but couldn't log in to change my eBay password. After about 30 minutes of Live Chat with eBay my account is now active again.
The eBay person claimed that "usually accounts are compromised through spoof emails." Now, I know enough to NEVER click a link in an e-mail. So what the heck happened?
Here's the only suspicious thing that's occurred in the last couple of months. I ordered two CDs via an Ebay auction from a UK company a few months back. A day or two after I ordered the CDs, their account was suspended, despite having 98% positive feedback (half of their negative feedback has come in the last month). I eventually received the CDs and now their account is active again. So, could this have been the connection to my account being hijacked?
Anyhoo, no harm seems to have been done. But I think I'll start changing my passwords on a regular basis now.
The eBay person claimed that "usually accounts are compromised through spoof emails." Now, I know enough to NEVER click a link in an e-mail. So what the heck happened?
Here's the only suspicious thing that's occurred in the last couple of months. I ordered two CDs via an Ebay auction from a UK company a few months back. A day or two after I ordered the CDs, their account was suspended, despite having 98% positive feedback (half of their negative feedback has come in the last month). I eventually received the CDs and now their account is active again. So, could this have been the connection to my account being hijacked?
Anyhoo, no harm seems to have been done. But I think I'll start changing my passwords on a regular basis now.