Lego Marketplace BrickLink Back in Action After Data Breach - PCMag Australia
The world's largest Lego marketplace, BrickLink, has been restored after being offline for nearly a week due to a data breach that exposed some usernames and IP addresses.
The outage began on the evening of Thursday, November 5, and service was fully restored on Thursday, November 12, according to Lego news website BrickFanatics. BrickLink took its marketplace offline to secure the site, protect its members, and "ensure the integrity of BrickLink." The platform has 1.3 million registered accounts across 199 countries.
Security Impact
BrickLink confirmed that its investigation revealed some usernames and IP addresses were accessed, along with a very small number of email addresses. However, the company emphasized that no passwords or payment information were compromised during the breach.
We took the market offline to secure the site, protect our members and ensure the integrity of BrickLink.
User Compensation
As a result of the incident, BrickLink will waive seller fees for November and December. The company stated it will contact affected members directly with further information about the breach.
The marketplace's accompanying message board, The Studio Forum, will remain offline until further notice. Some users reported payment issues during the incident, though Lego told the BBC it is not aware of wider payment problems.
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