Because they have a severely well thought out and complex system that is impenetrable and someone found a way in which destroys trust from their millions of users.
Lets look at it this way...
If someone hacked into your bottom would you tell anyone?
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Yeah just looked into more and it seems there was also a big hack back in February that has only just been heard about plus another attack now...
Still think its funny how they kept the feb hack quiet.
Changed my ebay today but will now go change my PayPal also....
I don't remember what me ebay password is...wish the hacker could email it to me.
They should be changed on a regular basis as part of your security routine. The worst passwords are used by ADF pers. that pmkeys no :)