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Category: Security and Fraud Issues

Academic Researchers Uncover Privacy Flaw on eBay

July 24, 2014September 3, 2017 Ina Steiner

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 […]

Marketplaces, News, Security and Fraud IssueseBay security

PayPal Responds to Report of Security Key Vulnerability

June 26, 2014September 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

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 […]

Marketplaces, News, Security and Fraud IssuesPayPal security

Etsy Denies It Pointed Finger at eBay over Account Hijackings

June 10, 2014September 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

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, […]

Marketplaces, News, Security and Fraud IssuesAccount takeovers, eBay, Etsy

eBay Pushes Back on Etsy Hack Claims

June 6, 2014September 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

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 […]

Marketplaces, News, Security and Fraud IssuesAccount takeovers, eBay, Etsy

Etsy Blames eBay Hack for Sudden Rise in Account Hijackings

June 5, 2014September 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

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 […]

Marketplaces, News, Security and Fraud IssuesAccount takeovers, eBay, Etsy

All Eyes on eBay Following Security Breach

June 2, 2014September 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

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 […]

Marketplaces, News, Security and Fraud IssueseBay data breach

Fallout Continues over eBay Security Breach

May 30, 2014September 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

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 […]

Marketplaces, News, Security and Fraud IssueseBay data breach

eBay CEO Should Be Held Accountable for Breach, Say Sellers

May 28, 2014September 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

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 […]

Marketplaces, News, Security and Fraud IssueseBay data breach, John Donahoe

eBay, Behind the Breach Part 3: How Safe Are Other Online Marketplaces?

May 27, 2014September 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

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 […]

Marketplaces, News, Security and Fraud IssueseBay data breach

eBay Takes Hit on Auctions Due to Hacking Incident

May 27, 2014September 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

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 […]

Marketplaces, News, Security and Fraud IssueseBay auctions, eBay data breach

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