Lego marketplace BrickLink offline after 'unusual activity' detected
Lego has taken its BrickLink marketplace offline following the detection of unusual activity on the platform. The company is currently investigating the incident to determine if customer data was compromised or if the site was breached.
Why it matters
As a major hub for Lego collectors and secondary market trading, a security breach could impact thousands of users and sensitive financial data.
Image source, Reuters Image caption, The marketplace is sometimes called the 'eBay' of Lego
Technology editor Published 18 minutes ago Lego has taken its online marketplace BrickLink offline after detecting what it described as unusual activity on the platform.
BrickLink is used by Lego collectors worldwide to buy and sell secondhand Lego sets, source new bricks and purchase limited edition releases.
It was originally set up by a fan, but Lego acquired it in 2019. In a homepage message, the firm said that before restoring BrickLink, it wanted to "fully understand" what had happened.
"That means containing the issue, investigating how it happened and checking for related issues," Lego said. It did not provide any further detail about whether the site has been breached or hacked, and whether any customer data was affected.
After being contacted by the BBC, Lego published the update.
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