eBay Security Breach Makes Headlines Again
While eBay’s lawyers may be celebrating the fact that the company is off the hook in a lawsuit relating to a data breach that occurred last year, eBay’s marketing team may not be pleased, since […]
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eBay Fixes Security Vulnerabilities
Spokesperson Ryan Moore confirmed eBay has fixed a pair of security vulnerabilities described in ThreatPost. Moore told EcommerceBytes on Tuesday they’d been addressed and fixed. Security software firm Kaspersky Lab publishes ThreatPost, which has a […]
Congressional Scrutiny Over eBay Data Breach
When eBay suffered a data breach earlier this year, lawmakers demanded answers. Members of the Congressional Bipartisan Privacy Caucus have been in consultation with eBay officials, seeking responses to a litany of questions about the […]
New eBay Security Precaution Could Hamper Some Shoppers
Thanks to a new security vulnerability widely publicized last week, eBay announced it would restrict access to its site through older versions of web browsers. That could cause problems for some shoppers and sellers. That’s […]
eBay Marketplace Growth Disappoints Due to Cyber Attack, SEO
eBay’s chief executive told Wall Street analysts on Wednesday that third-quarter growth of its Marketplaces business was not what he wanted, and not what he expected. eBay Marketplaces GMV (gross merchandise volume) grew only 7% […]
eBay Says Active Content Is Worth the Security Risks
eBay has investigated a vulnerability on its UK marketplace and said that despite the risks, it won’t make any changes. eBay’s Vice President of Global Managed Marketplace took to the eBay UK announcement board to […]
Attorneys General Probe into eBay Security Breach
When eBay announced in May that it had become the latest high-profile company to suffer a large-scale data breach, several top state law enforcement officials were quick to issue statements expressing concern and pledging to conduct investigations. […]
Academic Researchers Uncover Privacy Flaw on eBay
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 […]
eBay Communicates with Third-Party Selling Tools after Hacking Incident
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 […]
Dangerous Fraudulent eBay Ads Return to Plague Customers
An effective and virtually invisible method of redirecting website viewers from a legitimate page to a page crafted for criminal purposes has eBay UK visitors at risk, according to UK security firm Netcraft. The attacks […]