1.0EcommerceByteshttps://www.ecommercebytes.comIna Steinerhttps://www.ecommercebytes.com/author/ina-steiner/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="VwOcqo6Uv5"><a href="https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2016/03/30/criminals-prey-users-craigslist-ebay-classifieds-sites/">Criminals Prey on Users of Craigslist and eBay Classifieds Sites</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2016/03/30/criminals-prey-users-craigslist-ebay-classifieds-sites/embed/#?secret=VwOcqo6Uv5" width="600" height="338" title="“Criminals Prey on Users of Craigslist and eBay Classifieds Sites” — EcommerceBytes" data-secret="VwOcqo6Uv5" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Two stories out this week about Craigslist and eBay classifieds sites show how criminals attempt fraud in varied ways online just as they do in real life, and show it pays to stay vigilant. The first story comes from Australia, where security publication CSO Online reports that criminals used eBay-owned Gumtree.com.au to spread malware. “Criminals posing as […]