A Louisiana man has sued eBay over a security breach in which cyber criminals gained access to a database containing user information including names, addresses and dates of birth. eBay said the file did not contain financial information. The lawsuit Read more
In the old days of eBay, when you made a purchase or sold an item, complete transparency was assumed thanks to the feedback system. Buyers and sellers left feedback for each other that everyone could see, including information about the Read more
Researchers at a security firm discovered a vulnerability in PayPal’s two-factor authentication (2FA) – what PayPal calls the Security Key mechanism. However, as the Guardian newspaper reported, attackers would need a PayPal user’s username and password to compromise accounts, but said “the Read more
Etsy said it did not mean to imply in its announcement to users last week that the recent eBay security breach was the major contributor to a rise in account hijackings on its own marketplace, telling EcommerceBytes on Monday it Read more
After Etsy implied that the criminals who had hacked eBay’s database were behind a recent increase in spam being sent through its messaging system, eBay pushed back. In an obvious reference to the eBay security hack, Etsy issued a warning Read more
Etsy issued an unusual warning to users on Tuesday about site security – it appears the hackers who compromised eBay’s user database are hijacking Etsy user accounts, most likely in cases where members used the same password on both marketplaces. Read more
No one knows for sure just how eBay’s security breach is impacting overall sales except for the company itself, but sellers worry about how the hack will impact them. Last week, IDG News Service was among those reporting on vulnerabilities that security Read more
Over a week has gone by since eBay revealedcriminals had gained unauthorized access to its corporate network and user data, and the fallout continues. A few states vowed to launch an investigation of their own, and there are reports of other Read more
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
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
