Lego Takes BrickLink Marketplace Offline Due to Unusual Activity and Cybersecurity Concerns
The Lego Group has taken its online Lego parts marketplace, BrickLink, offline following detection of "unusual activity" on the platform. The company prioritizes securing the site, protecting members, and ensuring platform integrity while investigating the cause of the issue. The downtime duration and service restoration timeline remain unknown. BrickLink, acquired by Lego in 2019, has a history of security issues, including API vulnerabilities reported by Salt Labs in 2022 and a previous incident in 2023 resulting in site downtime and password prompts to users. No confirmed account compromises are reported in this incident yet.
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Lego Takes BrickLink Marketplace Offline Due to Unusual Activity and Cybersecurity Concerns
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The Lego Group has taken its online Lego parts marketplace, BrickLink, offline following detection of "unusual activity" on the platform. The company prioritizes securing the site, protecting members, and ensuring platform integrity while investigating the cause of the issue. The downtime duration and service restoration timeline remain unknown. BrickLink, acquired by Lego in 2019, has a history of security issues, including API vulnerabilities reported by Salt Labs in 2022 and a previous incident in 2023 resulting in site downtime and password prompts to users. No confirmed account compromises are reported in this incident yet.