Sellers who use the popular GoDaddy webhosting service should take note of Wednesday’s announcement from the FTC, which charged GoDaddy with failing to secure its website-hosting services against attacks that could harm its customers and visitors to the customers’ websites. Read more
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 labeled “E Admin” appeared on Read more
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 commitment to the highest standards Read more
Privacy advocates and those distrustful of technology were vindicated today. The title of 9to5Mac.com’s article says it all: “Major iPhone FaceTime bug lets you hear the audio of the person you are calling … before they pick up.” The publication Read more
eBay wants to move quickly to build a fence around its headquarters in California for the safety and security of employees, according to the San Jose Mercury News. eBay told the city’s planning department it wants to build a “picket Read more
Users can log in to eBay using the Face ID technology offered on the Apple iPhone X. eBay’s head of Identity Product and Engineering Dave Comer wrote about the technology and security issues and said it makes shopping on eBay Read more
Online security issues continue to vex the public. Recently, Etsy had to inform some of its members that the password problems at LinkedIn may have an impact on them. “This issue only affects people who had an account with LinkedIn in 2012 Read more
Two surveys show most people are not up to date on staying safe online, and that could have major ramifications for online sellers. Not only can their shoppers become victims, online sellers are also vulnerable. One study focused on the Read more
It may be time to change your password if you use a third-party service to power your email. According to Reuters, hundreds of millions of hacked user names and passwords for email accounts and other websites are being traded in Russia’s Read more
PayPal has fixed a security hole that could have allowed fraudsters to hijack production systems. The vulnerability could have allowed attackers to install a backdoor on PayPal, according to PC World. The magazine described how Michael Stepankin, a bug bounty hunter, Read more
