Lego marketplace BrickLink offline after 'unusual activity' detected
Summary
Lego took BrickLink offline after detecting what it called unusual activity. The company is investigating the issue and has not said whether the platform was hacked or whether customer data was affected.Key Facts
- BrickLink is a marketplace where people buy and sell secondhand Lego sets, bricks and limited-edition releases.
- Lego acquired BrickLink in 2019; a fan originally founded the marketplace.
- BrickLink has been offline for three days, initially with a notice saying it was down for maintenance.
- Lego said it wants to contain the issue, investigate how it happened and check for related problems before restoring the site.
- Lego has not provided details about a possible breach or any impact on customer data.
- A collector told the BBC she received repeated payment requests for a limited-edition item she had already paid for.
- Lego said it was not aware of wider payment problems and that the reported payment issue had been resolved.
- A notice that had said BrickLink would return by Wednesday evening was deleted, and Lego has not given a new return time.
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