The Brick Fan

BrickLink is back online after a week of being down and they have also released a statement which confirms that they were a victim of a cyberattack. Some usernames and IP addresses of BrickLink members were accessed as well as a small number of email addresses however passwords and payment information were not accessed. Those who were affected have already been contacted. Sellers will not be compenstated, per se, but BrickLink will waive seller fees for November and December and will not be invoiced.

BrickLink has been offline for several days while we addressed some issues with the site. We understand this may have caused some confusion and uncertainty, and so we’d like to fill you in on what’s been going on.

What happened

We took BrickLink offline after identifying unusual activity on the platform. Our immediate priority was to secure the site, protect our members and ensure the integrity of BrickLink. Our investigation confirmed that some usernames and IP addresses were accessed. A very small number of email addresses were also accessed.

We have already emailed members whose BrickLink usernames or emails were accessed with further information. Based on our investigation, passwords and payment information were NOT accessed. You do not need to take any action at this time. We have addressed the issue identified through our investigation and will continue to monitor the platform closely.

Before bringing the site back online, we needed to understand what had happened. That meant containing the issue, investigating how it happened, checking for related issues, and establishing whether

The big news today that everyone is talking about is the extended downtime that BrickLink has had the past week. Today they released a statement stating there was unusual activity on the site and that could mean hundreds of things. They are still investigating so they probably still haven’t gotten the issue resolved yet. The main speculation is that BrickLink may have been a victim of a cyberattack but there’s no confirmation of that. LEGO now owns BrickLink so it’s probably their IT people that are trying to get it back online.

Many users rely on BrickLink for income and the downtime this past week puts a damper on sales. Some have flocked over to BrickOwl or eBay to sell inventory in the meantime. There’s no work yet on when BrickLink will go back online.

We took BrickLink offline after identifying unusual activity on the platform. Our immediate priority was to secure the site, protect our members and ensure the integrity of BrickLink.

Before bringing the site back online, we need to fully understand what has happened. That means containing the issue, investigating how it happened and checking for related issues.

This work is still on-going and we appreciate your patience while we work to get things back online as soon as possible.