EBay Breach Probed by States Amid Call for Credit Monitoring

EBay Inc. is being probed by at least three states after the online marketplace revealed it was hit by a cyber-attack, triggering the latest call for free credit monitoring in the wake of identity theft at a U.S. retailer.

A database containing encrypted passwords and personal information was breached from late February to early March, the San Jose, California-based company said May 21. EBay urged users to change their passwords, while noting that credit card numbers are stored separately and there was no evidence of unauthorized activity resulting from the breach.