When polled about which top executive should be accountable for the recent security breach at eBay, a majority of sellers said eBay CEO John Donahoe. But about a quarter of respondents also said the company’s Chief Technology Office (CTO), Chief Security Read more
WASHINGTON – You might expect the founder of a startup company that makes drones to effuse about the potential for unmanned vehicles to revolutionize the way ecommerce works. Chris Anderson doesn’t see it that way. Anderson, who heads the Berkeley, Read more
Earlier this month there were two interviews in which an Etsy executive and investor were asked about a possible IPO – Initial Public Offering. Was Etsy ready to take the company public, they were asked? On May 2, Etsy CEO Read more
Elastica Chief Technology Officer Zulfikar Ramzan has worked with companies that have experienced a security breach and faced the exact same situation eBay is now facing. In a three-part interview, he shares important information with EcommerceBytes that every online seller should Read more
eBay is taking the unprecedented step of allowing sellers to cancel auction transactions for an 11-day period, a move related to the recent hacking of its customer database. However, if buyers didn’t use PayPal to pay for the items, sellers are out Read more
Brian Burke will replace Rich Matsuura as eBay’s Director of Global Seller Trust after Matsuura left the company early this month. eBay spokesperson Ryan Moore confirmed the departure, telling EcommerceBytes, “Rich decided to leave eBay to pursue new opportunities about Read more
eBay sellers often turn to the company’s discussion boards to seek advice or discuss business issues, but in June, they’ll have to get used to a whole new structure. eBay is overhauling its discussion boards yet again. An eBay moderator Read more
eBay has reached out to third-party developers after learning about a security breach in which criminals accessed eBay’s user database. eBay revealed the hacking incident to the public on Wednesday, May 21st. With eBay requesting that users change their passwords Read more
EcommerceBytes called on Zulfikar Ramzan, Chief Technology Officer of Elastica, to provide some context around eBay’s security breach. In Part 1, he talked about what’s going on at eBay right now based on his experience working with other companies that have Read more
eBay sellers learned last week that cyber criminals hacked into eBay and accessed user data. eBay warned all users to change their passwords as a precaution, but aside from a general description of what took place, many questions remain unanswered. Read more
