{"id":10425,"date":"2026-11-12T14:25:28","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T14:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=10425"},"modified":"2026-11-12T14:25:28","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T14:25:28","slug":"lego-bricklink-marketplace-offline-unusual-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=10425","title":{"rendered":"Lego\u2019s BrickLink marketplace has been offline for a week following \u2018unusual activity\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Bricklink, a popular online marketplace that Lego bought in 2019 where fans can buy and sell parts and sets, has been down for a week and the company doesn\u2019t know when it will return. The team who runs the site has been sharing updates over the past week including estimates of when it will be back up. It was last expected to return on November 11th, <a href=\"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/news\/bricklink-is-still-down-due-to-a-suspected-hacking-cybersecurity-issue\/\">according to Jay\u2019s Brick Blog<\/a>, but a <a href=\"https:\/\/maintenance.bricklink.com\/\">statement Lego shared to the site yesterday<\/a> says there\u2019s currently no estimate of when BrickLink will be back online.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Lego hasn\u2019t explained exactly what happened with the marketplace, but says it \u201ctook BrickLink offline after identifying unusual activity on the platform. Our immediate priority was to secure the site, protect our members and ensure the integrity of BrickLink.\u201d There are also no specifics on when BrickLink will return, as Lego works to contain what happened. \u201cBefore bringing the site back online, we need to fully understand what has happened. That means containing the issue, investigating how it happened and checking for related issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Three years ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2023\/11\/8\/23952782\/bricklink-lego-marketplace-back-online-ransom-demand\">BrickLink experienced a similar issue<\/a> around the same time of year resulting in the marketplace being offline for several days due to a cybersecurity incident. Lego shut down the site \u201cout of an abundance of caution\u201d after receiving a \u201cthreat and ransom demand.\u201d When BrickLink returned, users were prompted to change their passwords with stronger requirements, but were assured their accounts had not been compromised during the incident.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/1031889\/lego-bricklink-marketplace-offline-unusual-activity\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bricklink, a popular online marketplace that Lego bought in 2019 where fans can buy and sell parts and sets, has been down for a week and the company doesn\u2019t know when it will return. 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