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Tag: Etsy bot shop attack

Etsy Sellers Worry after Another Bot Shop Attack

July 10, 2014September 3, 2017 Ina Steiner

Etsy sellers were worried and discouraged after another bot shop attack on Wednesday following an attack that occurred over the recent long weekend. Users again reported the attack on the boards and helped the company’s Marketplace Integrity team identify the Read more

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Etsy Works to Block Future Scammers from Setting up Bot Shops

July 9, 2014September 3, 2017 Ina Steiner

Scammers targeted Etsy in an unusual attack over the long Independence Day holiday weekend, and the marketplace had the situation under control by Monday morning. On Saturday, Etsy sellers began reporting “bot shops,” and it was through their efforts the Read more

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Scammers Launch Attack on Etsy on July 4th Holiday Weekend

July 7, 2014September 3, 2017 Ina Steiner

While many Etsy users were celebrating a long holiday weekend, scammers used the opportunity to perpetrate fraud on the marketplace in what one seller termed “invasion of the listing snatchers.” Scammers opened hundreds of shops on Etsy containing listings copied Read more

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