Correlation is not Causation(TM), but the day I used ebay for the first time since February, paying through Paypal, I received a notice that evening that I had "authorized" a large transfer of funds through Paypal. I was able to call and get it fixed immediately, but the timing raised my eyebrows.

I have since discovered that the account that hacked my Paypal managed to get into Firefox on my computer and authorize itself to "work offline," to the tune of 291MB of I don't know what.

There's no way to prove a connection, and if the hack happened months before, it seems odd it would have suddenly affected me in May. It's probably something else--but be wary! Make sure to check for "authorizations" you didn't authorize.

I've changed a bunch of passwords, including my ebay password (thank you for that reminder, Kathi!), and will be monitoring my browser settings to make sure nothing else gets in. It's quite possible Paypal itself had a leak, or someone got past my firewalls somehow via a website.

I had my bank account cleaned out last year by a Chinese hacker who had got hold of the database at the issuing company for my check card. There was no way to protect that with password changes. The company itself was compromised. Now the bank recommends not using the card as a debit card, so the PIN can't get skimmed.

It's a jungle out there.