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{{Infobox website | {{Infobox website | ||
| screenshot = LEGO.com 2024-06-13.png | |||
| screenshot_alt = The LEGO Shop US homepage | |||
| caption = LEGO Shop US homepage in June 2024 | |||
| collapsible = Yes | |||
| url = {{URL|https://www.lego.com}} | | url = {{URL|https://www.lego.com}} | ||
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1996|03|22}}<ref name=" | | commercial = Yes | ||
| type = Online retail, entertainment | |||
| owner = LEGO Juris A/S<ref name="whois"/> | |||
| country_of_origin = Denmark | |||
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1996|03|22}}<ref name="Lego press 8"/> | |||
| language_count = 24 | |||
| language = {{hlist|Chinese (simplified and traditional)|Czech|Danish|Dutch|English|Estonian|Finnish|French|German|Hungarian|Indonesian|Italian|Japanese|Korean|Latvian|Lithuanian|Norwegian|Polish|Portuguese|Romanian|Russian (formerly)|Slovenian|Spanish|Swedish|Turkish|Ukrainian}} | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''LEGO.com''' is an online store and entertainment website that serves as the official website of the [[LEGO Group]]. | '''LEGO.com''' is an online store and entertainment website that serves as the official website of the [[LEGO Group]]. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
LEGO.com, then called the LEGO World Wide Web Site, went online on 22 March 1996 at 18:45:50 [[Wikipedia:Central European Time|CET]]. Its launch was announced on 29 March 1996 after a week of system testing and user feedback. It was created largely in response to LEGO fan sites ("LEGO homepages") and the [[Wikipedia:Usenet|Usenet]] [[Wikipedia:Usenet newsgroup|newsgroup]] [[rec.toys.lego]].<ref name=" | LEGO.com, then called the LEGO World Wide Web Site, went online on 22 March 1996 at 18:45:50 [[Wikipedia:Central European Time|CET]]. Its launch was announced on 29 March 1996 after a week of system testing and user feedback. It was created largely in response to LEGO fan sites ("LEGO homepages") and the [[Wikipedia:Usenet|Usenet]] [[Wikipedia:Usenet newsgroup|newsgroup]] [[rec.toys.lego]].<ref name="Lego press 8"/> | ||
The lego.com domain was registered on 22 August 1995 by LEGO Juris A/S.<ref name="whois"/> | |||
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=== Crypto crap === | |||
On 5 October 2024 at some point before 4 AM [[Wikipedia:Central European Summer Time|CEST]] (4 October at 9 PM [[Wikipedia:Eastern Time Zone|EDT]]),<ref name="reddit crypto"/> the front page of LEGO.com was hacked to include a banner advertising the launch of "LEGO Coin" with the promise of buyers unlocking "secret rewards". The included buttons led to an external website, [[wikipedia:Uniswap|Uniswap]], selling "LEGO Tokens" using the [[Wikipedia:Ethereum|Ethereum]] [[Wikipedia:Cryptocurrency|cryptocurrency]].<ref name="Moon"/><ref name="Kurth"/> By 5:15 AM CEST the banner and links had been removed.<ref name="reddit crypto"/> The company issued an official statement later in the day claiming that the cause had been identified and measures were being taken to prevent similar incidents.<ref name="Moon"/> This was the second hack of a LEGO-owned website within the span of a year, following a [[Wikipedia:Credential stuffing|credential stuffing]] incident at [[BrickLink]] in November 2023.<ref name="Kurth"/> | |||
== Gallery of past versions == | |||
<gallery mode=packed heights=140> | <gallery mode=packed heights=140> | ||
LEGO Homepage 1996 April 26 (JHNL 100-25).jpg | April 1996 | LEGO Homepage 1996 April 26 (JHNL 100-25).jpg | April 1996 | ||
LEGO World Wide Web Site 19970109.png | January 1997 | LEGO World Wide Web Site 19970109.png | January 1997 | ||
LEGO.com Jul1998 Mania.jpg | July 1998 | |||
LEGO.com Jan1999 Mania.jpg | January 1999 | |||
LEGO.com 20000510.png | May 2000 | LEGO.com 20000510.png | May 2000 | ||
LEGO.com 20000706.png | July 2000 | LEGO.com 20000706.png | July 2000 | ||
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LEGO.com 20050215.png | February 2005 | LEGO.com 20050215.png | February 2005 | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== See also == | |||
* [[List of LEGO web games]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist|refs= | ||
<ref name="Kurth">{{cite web |url=https://www.stonewars.de/news/lego-shop-crypto-scam-hack/ |title=Offizieller LEGO Onlineshop kurzzeitig von Crypto-Scammern gehackt |trans-title=Official LEGO online shop briefly hacked by Crypto Scammers |date=5 October 2024 |first=Lukas |last=Kurth |language=de |website=[[StoneWars]] |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241006030039/https://www.stonewars.de/news/lego-shop-crypto-scam-hack/ |archive-date=6 October 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=5 October 2024}}</ref> | |||
<ref name="Lego press 8">{{cite web |url=http://www.lego.com/press/press_8.html |title=Press Info: <nowiki>http://www.LEGO.com</nowiki> | website=LEGO World Wide Web |date=March 29, 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970110041240/http://www.lego.com/press/press_8.html |archive-date=10 January 1997 }}</ref> | |||
<ref name="Moon">{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/legos-website-was-hacked-to-promote-a-crypto-scam-140045757.html |title=Lego's website was hacked to promote a crypto scam |first=Mariella |last=Moon |date=October 5, 2024 |website=[[Wikipedia:Engadget|Engadget]] |publisher=[[Wikipedia:Yahoo! Inc. (2017–present)|Yahoo! Inc.]] |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241006013156/https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/legos-website-was-hacked-to-promote-a-crypto-scam-140045757.html |archive-date=6 October 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=5 October 2024}}</ref> | |||
<ref name="reddit crypto">{{cite web |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/lego/comments/1fwfp1z/legocom_hacked_by_crypto_scammers/lqeagw6/ |author=mescad |title=What happened? |date=4 October 2024|website=[[Wikipedia:reddit|Reddit]] |type=comment on post "Lego.com hacked by crypto scammers" |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241006011941/https://old.reddit.com/r/lego/comments/1fwfp1z/legocom_hacked_by_crypto_scammers/lqeagw6/ |archive-date=6 October 2024}}</ref> | |||
<ref name="whois">{{cite web |url=https://www.whois.com/whois/lego.com |title=Whois lego.com |website=Whois.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507152316/https://www.whois.com/whois/lego.com |archive-date=2024-05-07 |access-date=7 May 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
}} | |||
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[[Category:LEGO websites| ]] | |||
Latest revision as of 04:10, 6 October 2024
Screenshot  LEGO Shop US homepage in June 2024 | |
Type of site | Online retail, entertainment |
|---|---|
| Available in | 24 languages |
List of languages
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| Country of origin | Denmark |
| Owner | LEGO Juris A/S[1] |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | 22 March 1996[2] |
LEGO.com is an online store and entertainment website that serves as the official website of the LEGO Group.
History
LEGO.com, then called the LEGO World Wide Web Site, went online on 22 March 1996 at 18:45:50 CET. Its launch was announced on 29 March 1996 after a week of system testing and user feedback. It was created largely in response to LEGO fan sites ("LEGO homepages") and the Usenet newsgroup rec.toys.lego.[2]
The lego.com domain was registered on 22 August 1995 by LEGO Juris A/S.[1]
Crypto crap
On 5 October 2024 at some point before 4 AM CEST (4 October at 9 PM EDT),[3] the front page of LEGO.com was hacked to include a banner advertising the launch of "LEGO Coin" with the promise of buyers unlocking "secret rewards". The included buttons led to an external website, Uniswap, selling "LEGO Tokens" using the Ethereum cryptocurrency.[4][5] By 5:15 AM CEST the banner and links had been removed.[3] The company issued an official statement later in the day claiming that the cause had been identified and measures were being taken to prevent similar incidents.[4] This was the second hack of a LEGO-owned website within the span of a year, following a credential stuffing incident at BrickLink in November 2023.[5]
Gallery of past versions
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April 1996
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January 1997
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July 1998
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January 1999
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May 2000
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July 2000
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June 2002
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October 2002
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April 2003
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February 2004
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February 2005
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See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Whois lego.com". Whois.com. Archived from the original on 2024-05-07. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Press Info: http://www.LEGO.com". LEGO World Wide Web. March 29, 1996. Archived from the original on 10 January 1997.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 mescad (4 October 2024). "What happened?". Reddit (comment on post "Lego.com hacked by crypto scammers"). Archived from the original on 6 October 2024.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Moon, Mariella (October 5, 2024). "Lego's website was hacked to promote a crypto scam". Engadget. Yahoo! Inc. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kurth, Lukas (5 October 2024). "Offizieller LEGO Onlineshop kurzzeitig von Crypto-Scammern gehackt" [Official LEGO online shop briefly hacked by Crypto Scammers]. StoneWars (in Deutsch). Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
