AG: Good time to change eBay information

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is encouraging users to change their ID and password information on eBay accounts after the company's announcement last week acknowledging a breach of user data.

The breach included customers' full names, email addresses, physical addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, user IDs and passwords.

"Anyone who has an eBay account should immediately change their login information rather than wait for notice from the company," Koster said in a news release. "This is the most immediate step Missouri consumers can take to minimize the impact on the security of personally identifiable information."

Koster also warned Missourians to be on the lookout for phishing emails from scammers seeking to commit additional data theft. While emails asking for financial or other personal information may appear to be from eBay, the company will not email or telephone customers seeking private information.

Consumers should be vigilant in monitoring their eBay and PayPal accounts for signs of unauthorized activity, Koster added. Missouri consumers who suspect unauthorized activity or experience fraud on their accounts should contact the Missouri Attorney General's Consumer Protection Hotline at 800-392-8222 or file a complaint online at ago.mo.gov.