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Category: Security and Fraud Issues

Shoplet Executive Funneled Funds from PayPal Account

September 4, 2020September 4, 2020 Ina Steiner
PayPal

Online sellers have one more thing to worry about: employees stealing from their PayPal accounts. An executive for online merchant Shoplet pleaded guilty on Thursday for embezzling nearly $6 million from his employer. The General […]

Marketplaces, News, Security and Fraud IssuesFraud, PayPal, Shoplet

Embassy Worker Accused of Selling Fakes on eBay, Poshmark, Mercari

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 Ina Steiner

The US Justice Department says it uncovered a counterfeit ring involving an employee at the US embassy in South Korea and relating to sales on eBay, Poshmark, and Mercari. The government arrested the employee and […]

News, Security and Fraud IssuesDOJ, Fakes, Vera Bradley

Mobile App Poshmark Hit by Data Breach

August 3, 2019August 3, 2019 Ina Steiner
Poshmark

Poshmark reported a data breach on Thursday. The mobile app described which information it believes was acquired by “an unauthorized third party,” and which information it believes was not obtained. Poshmark said it did not […]

News, Security and Fraud IssuesData Breach, Poshmark

Amazon Expands Anti-Counterfeit Program Outside the US

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Amazon launched its Transparency program to Europe, India, and Canada to help prevent counterfeits. With the program, brands apply a unique Transparency code to every product unit they manufacture, enabling detection and preventing sales of […]

Marketplaces, News, Security and Fraud IssuesAmazon, Amazon Transparency Program, Counterfeits

In Alarming Lapse, Etsy Gives Visitors Administrative Access

July 8, 2019July 8, 2019 Ina Steiner
Etsy

Etsy experienced an incident on Monday that had sellers so concerned that some were putting their shops in vacation mode while they waited for answers. When visiting a listing page on Monday, a black button […]

Marketplaces, News, Security and Fraud IssuesEtsy, Etsy glitch, Etsy security, Security

UK Tells eBay and Facebook to Crackdown on Sale of Fake Reviews

June 21, 2019June 21, 2019 Ina Steiner
Competition and Markets Authority

A UK regulator said it found evidence of a “thriving marketplace for fake and misleading online reviews” and said it wants Facebook and eBay to conduct an urgent review of their sites to prevent fake […]

Marketplaces, News, Security and Fraud IssuesCompetition and Markets Authority, eBay, Facebook, Product reviews

Amazon Seller Accounts Hacked According to Bloomberg

May 9, 2019 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Around 100 Amazon merchants were victim to a six-month hack in 2018, according to Bloomberg, which said an “extensive” fraud let thieves steal cash from the merchants’ accounts. But rather than its own system being […]

Marketplaces, News, Security and Fraud IssuesAmazon, Fraud

Sanctioned Hijacking of Government URLs Lines Retailers’ Pockets

April 30, 2019April 30, 2019 Ina Steiner
House Oversight Committee

Imagine your surprise if clicking on a government website URL took you to a retailer’s website. What online seller wouldn’t like the idea of driving traffic to their site with help from the government?! That’s […]

1 CommentNews, Security and Fraud IssuesDNS hijacking, URL redirects

eBay Adds Authentication of Asian Antiques

April 23, 2019April 24, 2019 Ina Steiner
Bidamount Authentication Service

eBay has added an authentication service in the Asian Antiques category thanks to a partnership with a service called Bidamount, operated by Peter Combs, a dealer and appraiser based in Massachusetts and owner of Plcombs. […]

10 CommentsMarketplaces, News, Security and Fraud IssuesAuthentication services, Bidamount, eBay authentication service, Fakes, Peter Combs

BigCommerce Is Certifiably Security Conscious

April 17, 2019April 17, 2019 Ina Steiner
BigCommerce

Ecommerce platform BigCommerce received certification for its information security practices, a move that comes on the heels of its migration to the Google Cloud platform. A spokesperson told EcommerceBytes the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification demonstrates BigCommerce’s […]

News, Security and Fraud Issues, Selling ToolsBigCommerce, Security

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