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According to penetration testing specialists, a few weeks ago it was reported the finding of a zero-day vulnerability in Apache Solr, an open source enterprise search platform used by some major companies such as Adobe, Bloomber, eBay, Instagram and Netflix. Although there is even a published proof of concept, the risk of exploitation is still […]
Users of the popular e-commerce website eBay were surprised to find that the company’s email logo was replaced by the image of a nude woman. The exact cause of the incident is not yet known, although information security services experts fear that it is the attack of a dangerous group of malicious hackers. Site users […]
Last week, KrebsOnSecurity received an email from eBay. The company wanted me to switch from using a hardware key fob when logging into eBay to receiving a one-time code sent via text message. I found it remarkable that eBay, which at one time was well ahead of most e-commerce companies in providing more robust online […]
JSF**k JavaScript library abused to deliver malware. Security researchers have alerted eBay’s staff about a vulnerability in its online platform that lets attackers launch phishing sites and push malware to the site’s visitors using a JavaScript library called JSF**k. JSF**k is a for-fun project put together by Martin Kleppe. The library abstracts some of JavaScript’s […]
A critical bug on eBay’s website opened the door for malicious hackers to create fake login pages to steal passwords and harvest credentials. An independent security researcher found the flaw in early December, and reported it to eBay on December 11. After an initial response asking for more information the following day, eBay stopped responding […]
Rohit Jawa, a 25-year-old man, was arrested in Cincinnati, Ohio on 15th June 2015 for scamming on eBay — He was accused of defrauding eBay customers for making fraudulent purchases. Rohit started his fraudulent operations in 2013 and employed 9 eBay and 18 PayPal accounts for carrying out his fraudulent purchases. He may now face […]
Rohit Jawa fools officer into revealing personal details. Police officers investigating an eBay scammer must have been very surprised when the criminal, in a bold act of courage, stole their identities to make further fraudulent purchases. Rohit Jawa, 25, Cincinnati, Ohio, was arrested on June 15, 2015, after running an online scam using eBay and PayPal […]
Hackers are stealing eBay usernames and passwords by hosting phishing sites on eBay’s very own network. These sites appear convincing because of the fact that the fake login form is being hosted on a genuine eBay domain, ebaydesc.com. This domain is typically used to host eBay listings descriptions, which later are displayed on eBay Listings page within […]
Remember that Russian paramedic Tatiana Kulikova? Remember her habit of taking selfies with Dying Patients and uploading them on social media? Well, she was a selfie Psycho, but this German dude is crazy!! A love-lost German apparently wanted to hand over half of their belongings to his ex-wife in a unique manner by literally sawing them in half. He gave […]
Recently, some high-profile military gear of the Defense Department of U.S went missing — A leaked US Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) document obtained by Intercept shows the gear is available online for selling on eBay. It also explains the incapability of the Defense Department to protect the explosives-sensing equipment. The equipment was given to the agency by […]
An email, which appears to be sent from eBay, informs that due to the inaccuracy of your credit card information, your account has been suspended. The user is asked to click on a link titled “Confirm Your Registration” to eliminate suspension. However, eBay is not the real sender of this email and in reality it […]
eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY) has confirmed yesterday on its blog that it experienced one of the biggest criminal cyberattacks ever and has requested its users to change their passwords. “Changing passwords is a best practice and will help enhance security for eBay users,” said the blog. The hackers compromised a small number of employee log-in […]
The pro-Bashar Al Assad hacking group Syrian Electronic Army has hacked into the domain registry of world renowned online shopping and money transaction platforms Ebay and MarkMonitor which manages security for Paypal. The hack was announced by SEA on their official Twitter account which shows that official websites of UK’s Ebay (ebay.co.uk) and Paypal (paypal.co.uk) were hacked […]
Ever thought to buy an iPhone or a Play Station for free? well you could but its too late now, as an Indian security researcher going with the handle of Ishwar Prasad Bhat had found a critical vulnerability on the world’s largest online shopping website eBay that allowed users to buy any product in just […]