Yahoo Finance (blog) Alibaba's Goal: Supplant eBay, Amazon and PaypalInvestopediaTo use the standard explanation given to unfamiliar North Americans, its China's answer to eBay Inc. (EBAY), Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) and PayPal. Yes, all three, although Alibaba is more the first than the second and more the second than the third.Alibaba a threat to eBay, Amazon…
Forbes eBay In Security Storm With Dangerous Flaw Wide OpenForbeseBay allows highly visual JavaScript and Flash content to be included in its listings, which is a somewhat unsurprising step – however, the company reportedly knew for months that a number of hackers were manipulating this code for malicious content …eBay under pressure as hacks continueBBC…
Attackers for months have been using eBay listings to redirect visitors to password-harvesting scam sites. They use cross-site scripting to hijack shoppers and trick them into handing over personal data. Smartphones, televisions, hot tubs and clothing are among the items supposedly for sale in listings infected with malicious Javascript code. eBay reportedly has been slow…
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The Straits Times 1.4 million households to receive free stamps: SingPostChannel News AsiaSINGAPORE: Ahead of an increase in postage rates, about 10 million stamps will be given out to around 1.4 million households in Singapore, SingPost announced on Tuesday (Sep 23). The stamps in the booklet, now being delivered by SingPost's 1,200 …Households to receive free…
Ebay under fire for inaction over phishing attacksComputerWeekly.comAuction site eBay is under fire after saying it has no plans to disallow active content in listings, despite the risk of phishing attacks to users. More than 100 listings containing malicious links have been discovered since an eBay user raised the … More: continued here
eBay has left a serious security flaw open on its website, drawing extensive criticism. More: continued here
An administrative law judge has upheld the citation of an Independence post office in connection with a letter carrier’s death in 2012.John Watzlawick of Blue Springs, who had been with the U.S. Postal Service for 28 years, collapsed on the afternoon of July 24 while on his route in southwest Independence.Watzlawick, 58, died in excessively…
CAMDEN, N.Y. — A reward of up to $100,000 is being offered to locate two of the world’s most famous rare postage stamps that are still missing after they were stolen from the exhibit of a wealthy New York City woman in Virginia nearly 60 years ago. More: continued here
Techaeris eBay Hit With Another Phishing Scam, User Credentials CompromisedTechaerisIt hasn't been a good year for people wanting to keep their personal data safe. More than a few high profile data breaches, leaks, and hacks, have hit everybody from Target, Home Depot, celebrities, and just about everybody in between. Add eBay … More: continued here