[UKCardGuy]

I'll be very interested to see the analysis of the vector of attack used by the hackers, which auctions sites were affected and what types of personal data was potentially exposed.

Hopefully Bob will provide clarity about what happened and which sites were affected.

Whether the hackers use thst information, or not, is immaterial. Customers should have the opportunity to manage their risks from the attack.

Personally, I can't condone paying the ransom. If someone steals the keys to my front door, I'm not going to pay them to get the keys back. I'm going to call the locksmith and move on.

If a appropriate backups existed, then there should have been no need to pay any ransom. I'll be reconsidering my patronage of any AH using SimpleAuctionSite as a result.