Update on eBay Security Issue

Subscribe to our 2 FREE Newsletters!

Web AuctionBytes

Home

Subscribe

Blog

Letters to Editor

Podcasts

Forums

AuctionBytes TV

ABU Back Issues

Sponsor

COOL TOOLS

Calendar

eBay Fee Calculator

Collectors' Links

eBay Promo History

Bookshelf

Fraud Resources

Auction Site Fees

Auction Management

Payment Services

Storefronts Chart

Sniping Chart

Consignment Services

Drop-Off Store Laws

Ecommerce Resources

Photo Tips

Marketing Inserts

Yellow Pages

Classifieds

AUCTIONBYTES

Our Writers

Write For Us

Partners

Press

Advertising

About Us

Link To Us

AuctionBytes Blog
News and insight focusing on
ecommerce and the online auction industry
by Ina Steiner, Editor of AuctionBytes.com

September 25, 2007

Update on eBay Security Issue

By: Ina Steiner

Tue Sept 25 2007 14:07:47

eBay's Trust & Safety board remains closed after eBay took it down this morning when threads began appearing listing what appeared to be confidential user information. (See article here.)

We've contacted several people whose information appeared to be exposed in an effort to verify whether the information in the postings were correct. Multiple people have confirmed their address was correct. One person said the credit card number did not belong to him, and others have yet to get back to us to confirm their credit card number one way or the other.

Users have speculated that Vladuz may be behind the incident. While the posts did not contain the name Vladuz, they contained a line, "SGI Inc. - emocnI gnitareneG rof snoituloS." The letters are Solutions of Generating Income spelled backwards. When the Romanian hacker Valduz posted in February on the eBay boards, one of the names he used was Vladuzsgi.

eBay said at the time that while Vladuz had obtained access to a "handful" of customer service representatives' email accounts, he never hacked into the site or accessed any customer data.

We are still waiting to hear from eBay about this morning's incident.

Update: 9/25/07 2:45 pm Eastern
eBay's Chatter blog acknowledged the incident at 2:15 and stated that the credit card information that appeared in the postings was not linked to financial information on file for those users at eBay or PayPal.

Comments (72) | Leave Comment | Permalink

Readers Comments

Update on eBay Security Issue

by: GiovanniV666

Sun Sep 30 10:07:14 2007

One more thing, with regards to the "brand name" and ‘A Cappnonymous Public Service Video’ comments etc.

Everyone can go to youtube and search "consumer awareness". google my youtube name with the same terms.

If you folks don't like my style. Sorry.

Style is something that *runs in the jeans*

:p

Update on eBay Security Issue

by: vladuz

Sun Sep 30 10:29:56 2007

Style is something that *runs in the jeans*

So is diharrea ;p

Update on eBay Security Issue

by: 0ctavia

Sun Sep 30 11:28:38 2007

by: JC
Sat Sept 29 2007 18:03:13

I find this hilarious. The big, bad hacker has to have someone ask to have the post removed? Why can't he remove it himself - he is a "hacker" after all...

What, you would expect him to email Ina direct giving her all the details contained in an email header or hack into a site such as this ... why would he bother when he can ask someone through a pm system to do him a simple favour.

Update on eBay Security Issue

by: retired_seller

Sun Sep 30 12:41:50 2007

QUOTE: I have a particular problem with this statement: ''I was slapped four times for telling people that the best protection is to never ever click on a link in an email.'' I'm sorry, but you won't get slapped for that.

--------------------------------

You are wrong, sorry. I looked for the reasons and found five slaps. The first two were for repetitive posts. The third was for impersonating Ebay staff. The fourth and fifth were for failing to follow staff intructions.

I posted to more than one board over several hours. All of the slap emails came a few hours later, within a ten minute time frame. The email that said I was indefinitely sanctioned came in before any other emails. In the middle of the slap emails I also got a seven day sanction. A total of five Ebay admins or mods signed off on the reports.

You picked the least important part of my other post to pick apart. I wonder if you've ever posted to the Ebay boards because if you did you would know how stupid and illogical the report system is and how many posts get slapped for false complaints.

Update on eBay Security Issue

by: JC

Sun Sep 30 18:37:01 2007

quote: What, you would expect him to email Ina direct giving her all the details contained in an email header or hack into a site such as this ... why would he bother when he can ask someone through a pm system to do him a simple favour.

I suppose it's semantics, but what one person might consider a 'favour', another might consider aiding and abetting a criminal. Glad you're so free with your favours. Why don't you do eBay sellers a favour, and turn the information you have on this creep into authorities?

Update on eBay Security Issue

by: GiovanniV666

Sun Sep 30 18:50:11 2007

It is indeed time to turn some creeps into the authorities.
I recommend not wasting one more keystroke for the sake of ebay.
It is clear that this matter and related issues need Gov't intervention.

Ebay needs to be accountavble for all this. THe facts are clear, they have changed the sory too many times, censored, deleted, made unavailible too much info. They are not to be trusted.

Please everyone complain to Federal Law Enforcement, State AGs, etc, major media!

Update on eBay Security Issue

by: justme

Mon Oct 1 12:36:31 2007

I don't know how bad this is. But I do know this: From a group on the website, on ebay. It is a small group. Less than 50 people. Since Friday, we have had 3 people with cc or bank card registered on Paypal hacked into and charged! Yes this is real, these are all powersellers. People are just not posting on Ebay for fear.
So....is there anything that can be done?
These people are experienced ebayers, lots of feedback, they don't get hacked easyly by clocking on links or answering to emails. This happened directly from paypal!

Update on eBay Security Issue

by: vladuz

Sat Oct 6 16:15:13 2007

http://forums.ebay.com/db2/thread.jspa?threadID=2000445800

any questions???

Update on eBay Security Issue

by: Ecm

Sat Oct 6 20:29:55 2007

Vlad..post over on one of the Ebay message boards. There are too many who still doubt whats happening. It needs to be made a little clearer.

Update on eBay Security Issue

by: 0ctavia

Sun Oct 7 06:49:09 2007

For the further information of those who don't understand these things ...

Vladuz always seems to use proxy servers and it has proved impossible to track him.

A favour is when someone you know is being impersonated and you try to set the record straight.

Aiding and abetting a criminal is when you become involved in that criminal's activities.

Would you like a lawsuit against you for making false accusations against me?

And I have absolutely no doubt whatsoever that the Vladuz on Pheebay.com is the real deal.

Update on eBay Security Issue

by: 0ctavia

Sun Oct 7 06:56:30 2007

The second last comment in my previous post was aimed at JC by the way, and I would just like to point out that I keep an open mind on all subjects.

I would neither call myself a supporter nor a detractor when it comes to Vladuz. He has done me no wrong and I have no evidence to say the guy is either a devil or an angel.

It's also highly unlikely that any of us will ever know whether he is a genuine hacker or an eBay insider acting on instructions to spice things up on the eBay boards.

After all, such incidents could send the stock plummeting, which would be fine if you wanted to buy some eBay stock cheap.

Update on eBay Security Issue

by: Vlad impaler

Sun Oct 7 22:25:06 2007

I've figured out why vlad gets bored and does these things....all the prostitutes and hookers come from romania,leaving our vlad with no sisters or girlfriends to play with.I think they send them to turkey to "work".......at least you still have mommy to entertain you at night.

Click to view more comments
1 2 3 4

Recent Posts

Recent Comments

Archives


Site Index Copyright 1999-2009. Steiner Associates LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.