BrickLink Returns After Outage as LEGO Details Data Access

LEGO’s BrickLink marketplace became accessible again on November 13 after being taken offline while the company investigated unusual activity. BrickLink said its review found that some members’ usernames and internet protocol addresses had been accessed, along with email addresses for a very small number of users. It said passwords and payment information were not accessed.

The marketplace was taken offline on November 5. BrickLink said it had addressed the issue it identified and would continue monitoring the platform. The company said members did not need to take action at that time and that it found no signs that orders, wanted lists, messages or store inventory had been removed or changed.

BrickLink did not disclose how many members were affected or how many email addresses were accessed. Its findings about the information involved and the integrity of marketplace records are the company’s own assessment; the reports did not provide independent technical verification.

The homepage was reachable on November 13, but BrickLink’s separate Studio Forum remained offline. The company had not set a return date for the forum and said it planned to provide more information in the...