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Online retailers mull anti-fraud pact

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 14 March 2012 9:30 AM

Carsales, Drive and eBay want to share blacklist data on known fraudsters.

Breaches help bend ears of execs

In Applications - By Greg Masters, 2 March 2012 12:32 PM

Make your CEO security savvy.

Four eBay scams to avoid

In Risk - By Darren Pauli, 28 November 2011 10:00 AM

All that glistens is not gold.

Banks, tech giants open to web interception attacks

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 22 June 2011 6:25 AM

Researcher lists insecure websites on 'bad list'.

Assange detention sparks total cyberwar

In Hackers - 8 December 2010 2:13 PM

Botnets target each other in escalating DDoS conflict.

Romanian police and FBI break up 70-strong eBay fraud ring

In Hackers - By Angela Moscaritolo, 8 April 2010 11:21 AM

String of raids over past week.

Developer charged with cookie scam on eBay

In Hackers - By Iain Thomson, 11 February 2010 9:41 AM

Auction site may have lost tens of thousands.

Malware being distributed through eBay-style marketplace

In Applications - By Daniel Long, 23 September 2009 10:07 AM

Open source malware now accounts for as much as 10% of the overall malware marketplace as criminals cotton onto the many benefits of adaptable code.

eBay mandates developer password change

In Risk - By Chuck Miller, 12 August 2009 10:44 AM

The giant web marketplace site eBay has warned developers of a security vulnerability, and is compelling them to change their credentials immediately.

Missile plans, banking details and health records found on old hard drives

In Networks - By Dan Raywood, 8 May 2009 10:30 AM

Information for missile defence, banking details and NHS records have been found on old hard drives.

More than 5,000 pirated eBay credentials found on web

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 15 October 2008 10:10 AM

A security researcher has discovered a loot of eBay credentials on a Google cache.

Prices for stolen information plummet

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 10 October 2008 9:48 AM

The black-market price for stolen credit and debit card details has dropped to as little as US$1.50, according to a newspaper investigation.

Digital camera sold on eBay contains terrorist information

In Risk - By Iain Thomson, 1 October 2008 9:58 AM

The UK government is investigating how a digital camera containing terrorist images apparently taken by MI6 was sold on eBay.

Online auction site goes to war on spam

In Messaging - By Chuck Miller, 11 July 2008 10:12 AM

Google and eBay have joined forces to protect users from spam and malicious emails by leveraging an authentication technology called DomainKeys.

eBay, Gmail and PayPal seek to limit bad emails

In Web/client - 10 July 2008 11:41 AM

PayPal, eBay and Gmail have teamed up to try and limit the amount of spam or phishing mails that their customers receive.

UK 'Home Office' disc wedged in laptop sold on eBay

By Rosalie Marshall, 29 February 2008 10:15 AM

A laptop containing what could be sensitive Home Office data has been sold on eBay.

eBay most common brand in phishing scams

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 12 October 2007 10:52 AM

PayPal and eBay are easily the most common brands used in online scams, a PhishTank report reveals.

Yahoo and eBay hook up on phisher blocker

In Risk - By Matt Chapman, 5 October 2007 9:48 AM

Yahoo and eBay are joining forces to block phishing messages that specifically target PayPal users.

eBay hacker posts fake credit card numbers to site's security forum

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 27 September 2007 9:44 AM

Investigators at eBay believe a fraudster was trying to generate panic when he posted what appeared to be the credit card numbers for 1,200 members to an eBay forum that deals ...

Ethical hacking courses for sale on eBay

In Web/client - By Jim Carr, 24 September 2007 9:43 AM

Ethical hacking kits, which provide a variety of tools for penetration testing, password theft and guides to virus development, are being sold on eBay.

Trojan Bayrob targets eBay users

In Risk - By Ericka Chickowski, 8 March 2007 1:41 AM

Symantec warned eBay users that a sophisticated Trojan is seeking to scam them with a man-in-the-middle attack.

Phishers: Click here, or eBay shuts down

In Web/client - By Fiona Raisbeck, 19 January 2007 2:31 PM

Hackers are claiming the ultra-popular auction site eBay will shut down next month in their latest attempt to extract personal information from web users.

PhishTank: PayPal, eBay most misrepresented by phishers

In Messaging - By Ericka Chickowski, 7 November 2006 10:15 PM

A new online community that tracks phishing sites released its first month's statistical review this week.

Three-quarters of phish hit Paypal, Ebay

By René Millman, 31 July 2006 1:26 PM

Three-quarters of the net's phishing attacks target eBay and Paypal users, according to new findings.

Microsoft stomps on eight eBay software pirates

By William Eazel, 20 March 2006 9:56 AM

Microsoft has filed eight lawsuits against firms that allegedly sold counterfeit copies of its Windows and Office software using eBay auctions.

New variant hides 'elaborate' eBay fraud

By William Eazel, 8 February 2006 11:51 AM

Security experts have warned web users to guard against a newly intercepted mutant of the Feebs trojan that attempts to dupe eBay users with an "elaborate" fraud.