Rumors have been circulating since December that a Russian had hacked into eBay databases. Screenshots of discussion-board posts by eBay moderators that were composed and signed by "Vladuz" were posted by eBay members as proof that the hacker had accessed eBay email accounts. An eBay spokesperson did not respond to an inquiry made by AuctionBytes last month looking for information about the alleged hacking incident.
But a small group of eBay users kept discussing the Vladuz matter online. On Wednesday, eBay finally responded to an inquiry from the Register in the UK and acknowledged that someone had obtained access to a small number of eBay email accounts (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/20/ebay_conspiracy).
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