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EBay Suffers Massive Security Breach

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"In addition to passwords, the database contained basic login information like name, email, phone number, address and date of birth, but officials stressed that, aside from the passwords, no confidential or personal information was included in the breach."

Date of birth. Many businesses and agencies ask for that, and or the other items listed in that sentence, over the phone to provide a fig leaf of security.

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