Lego Marketplace BrickLink Back in Action After Data Breach - PCMag UK
The world's largest Lego marketplace, BrickLink, was offline for nearly a week due to unusual activity before being restored on November 12.
The outage began on the evening of Thursday, November 5, and service was restored on Thursday, November 12, according to Lego news website BrickFanatics. BrickLink took the market offline to secure the site, protect its members and "ensure the integrity of BrickLink." The investigation confirmed that some usernames and IP addresses were accessed, as well as a very small number of email addresses.
Breach Details
BrickLink confirmed that no passwords or payment information were accessed during the breach and that it will contact affected members directly with further information. Some users reported payment issues during the incident, though it is unclear whether these were connected to the breach.
Lego did not believe her payment had gone through, and had threatened to ban her from BrickLink.
Platform Response
The marketplace will waive seller fees for November and December as a result of the incident. However, Bricklink's accompanying message board, The Studio Forum, will remain offline until further notice.
Bricklink was set up by Lego aficionado Dan Jezek in 2000. After changing hands twice, it was bought by the Lego Group in 2019. The website says it has 1.3 million registered accounts in 199 countries.
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