If you’ve been on BrickLink the past few hours, you may have gotten a maintenance message but behind the scenes, the site may have been hacked. The main page gives the following message:

We apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused you. We are currently investigating some unusual activity, so it’s too early to speculate further. We will share more information once it’s available.

In addition, it also appears that there have been ransom messages sent out to a number of BrickLink accounts for both buyers and sellers wanting Cryptocurrency or else items and store inventories will get deleted.

Obviously, if you have a BrickLink account and have used the same password for other platforms, I would suggest changing those passwords just to be safe. There’s been no official word from BrickLink or LEGO at this time and we’ll see if they do give any updates on the situation.

Thanks to Michael on Meta for the heads up on this piece of news.

LEGO has announced there will be a Black Friday 2023 Preview livestream from Denmark this year on November 8 at 6:30 pm ET. Here they will reveal the new LEGO set as well as a gift with purchase set that will be available during the Black Friday/Cyber Monday weekend. There will also be a chance to win a signed set or one of thirty $100 gift cards.

LEGO has announced the LEGO Insiders Club which is a free new membership program for children. Some of the features of the program include the LEGO Masters Academy where kids can learn building skills from Master Builders. There’s also trophies they can earn by completing missions. Kids can join now with the help of parents and there are safety features that you can control what kids can and cannot do.

Introducing LEGO® Insiders Club, our new membership program for children. This is the ultimate kids fan community where signed-up children can learn building skills from LEGO® Master Builders, complete creative missions to unlock trophies and personalize their account with their unique avatar. And this is just the beginning.

LEGO® Insiders Club members don’t just build with bricks, they also build their creative confidence and LEGO fandom by getting access to inspirational videos that they won’t find anywhere else.

Kids can only join LEGO® Insiders Club with permission from a parent or guardian. Once they’re in, you decide what your kids can and can’t do.

It’s easy to join Insiders Club with a little grown-up help. Start the sign-up process with your children using your existing LEGO® account for adults. In just a few minutes, they’ll be on their own Insiders journey!

Key Features So Far Include:

LEGO® Masters Academy – Learn building skills from LEGO® Master Builders

Missions and Trophies – Complete creative missions to unlock trophies

Avatar Builder – Create their own minifigure avatar

Built-in safety – Safe and inclusive with parental controls

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