OK, this is weird. I received an email from EBay (yes, I did discover it was legit. It says there was unauthorized use on my account. No, I did not click on any links. I went to EBay directly and tried to login. Had to go through hoops and get a text. Changed my password etc.
Now, the really weird part(s):
The email went to my old email address. I had changed it a few months ago. Thankfully, I check both. I received nothing on the new email address.
It was addressed to my old user name. I ended up having to change it back to that one in order to log in. It did not recognize my new user name at all.
It had my old last name. I can't remember when I changed that.
I changed my password. Changed my name back and to the new email. But, wondering what might have happened if I didn't have access to that old email or didn't have my phone set up for texts.
And, I still don't know what unauthorized use there may have been. No purchases that I did not make. No items listed. Nothing. I don't have my credit card on there either.
I am a little nervous. If someone did hack into it, why change my info back? So, I am guessing a wonderful EBay glitch. Has it happened to anyone else?
ETA And, now, my feedback number went down. This is really weird.
Now, the really weird part(s):
The email went to my old email address. I had changed it a few months ago. Thankfully, I check both. I received nothing on the new email address.
It was addressed to my old user name. I ended up having to change it back to that one in order to log in. It did not recognize my new user name at all.
It had my old last name. I can't remember when I changed that.
I changed my password. Changed my name back and to the new email. But, wondering what might have happened if I didn't have access to that old email or didn't have my phone set up for texts.
And, I still don't know what unauthorized use there may have been. No purchases that I did not make. No items listed. Nothing. I don't have my credit card on there either.
I am a little nervous. If someone did hack into it, why change my info back? So, I am guessing a wonderful EBay glitch. Has it happened to anyone else?
ETA And, now, my feedback number went down. This is really weird.
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