Cyber crime has become a huge pain.  Ebay has asked it’s customers to change their passwords:

eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY) said beginning later today it will be asking eBay users to change their passwords because of a cyberattack that compromised a database containing encrypted passwords and other non-financial data. After conducting extensive tests on its networks, the company said it has no evidence of the compromise resulting in unauthorized activity for eBay users, and no evidence of any unauthorized access to financial or credit card information, which is stored separately in encrypted formats. However, changing passwords is a best practice and will help enhance security for eBay users.

My bank recently required me to change my password to something that is impossible to remember and is so long and complex that it takes several tries to log on with my smart phone.  The internet was supposed to make life easier instead it seems to be making life more difficult.