Bricklink is still down due to a suspected hacking/cybersecurity issue - Jay's Brick Blog
Bricklink, the popular secondary marketplace for LEGO parts, has been offline since November 5 due to a suspected hacking incident, with its return date now indeterminate.
Bricklink has been unavailable since November 5, and the latest promised return date of November 11 has passed. The platform's parent company, The LEGO Group, has confirmed that the site was taken offline after detecting unusual activity.
Bricklink's official statement, posted on November 11, explains that the priority was to secure the site, protect members, and ensure the integrity of the platform. The company is still working to contain the issue, investigate how it happened, and check for related problems.
We took BrickLink offline after identifying unusual activity on the platform. Our immediate priority was to secure the site, protect our members and ensure the integrity of BrickLink.
The outage has disrupted the ability of users to browse parts, value sets, and minifigures, and it has also affected sellers who have lost access to sales during a busy shopping period. This is the second major hacking incident for Bricklink in three years, with the previous one also occurring in early November.
The handling of the incident has been criticized for its lack of communication, with users only learning about the suspected hack a week after the site went down. The LEGO Group's digital infrastructure and capabilities have been called into question, as hardening a commerce site from hacking should be a priority for a company of its size.
The 2028 Wave 1 results, which were scheduled to be released today, have been pushed back to December 1. The article's author, Jay Ong, suggests that Bricklink users consider BrickOwl as an alternative for both buying and selling.
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