True-Life Mystery: How Oscar Met eBay
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By Barbara Feder OstrovYou probably won't hear about this Hollywood thriller at the next Academy Awards. It seems the Oscar that has graced Karl Malden's mantel for decades -- the one he won for &quot;A Streetcar Named Desire&quot; -- is a fraud.
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eBay and Google have teamed up to offer "click-to-call" functionality into auction listings and ads, enabling consumers to initiate a voice call directly to a merchant or advertiser through Skype or Google Talk.
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Hoping to not simply be the site notorious as an "eBay for 0days," Swiss-based WabiSabi Labi plans to offer an intrusion-detection system and will open up its auction site to a wider range of intellectual property, according to a company executive interviewed at this week's Hack In The Box conference.
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The global jihad landed in Linda Spence's e-mail inbox during the summer of 2003, in the form of a message urging her to verify her eBay account information. The 35-year-old New Jersey resident clicked on the link included in the message, which took her to a counterfeit eBay site where she entered...
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By Scott Smith, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Jun. 10--A woman clicking open Robert Gay's online dating page might think the Lodi man is a dream date. He plays tennis, walks his dog, enjoys fine dining.
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Blog: eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and initial investor Bob Kagle see eBay's potential fulfilled in global online trade and communities.
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Plus, eBay fraudsters pay up, a fantastic cancer-drug deal, and Marvel's unseen superheroes.
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'Lucy' goes for the soft sell NSFW Thanks very much to reader Nick L for alerting us to a rather strange eBayer who has decided to deploy her not inconsiderable assets as a sort of mammary display stand. Try this "auction" for a Panasonic CD player front panel:â¦
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(InfoWorld) - eBay's security experts have determined that it's highly likely that whoever posted confidential information about its members in a company discussion forum this week stole the data via an e-mail phishing scam, an eBay spokeswoman said Thursday. The perpetrator of theÂ data disclosure on about 1,200 eBay membersÂ didn't hack into eBay systems, spokeswoman Nichola Sharpe said in an e-mail interview, reiterating an assurance eBay made when the incident happened on Tuesday. eBay is working with law enforcement to take action against the fraudster, she said, while declining to answer whether the person has been identified or caught. Because the situation is delicate, eBay can't fully disclose the information it has gathered, she said. Sharpe also defended eBay's reaction to the incident, in which a malicious user posted members' information like names, addresses, user IDs and, apparently, credit card numbers on the company's Trust & Safety discussion forum. In a discussion forum thread, some eBay members have criticized the vendor for, in their view, taking too long in shutting down the forum used by the fraudster. eBay took the Trust & Safety forum offline about an hour after the fraudster began posting the confidential data. Regarding the credit card numbers, eBay now knows they didn't belong to the affected members and is fairly certain that the numbers weren't valid at all. "We have reason to believe this data was falsified to cause public concern," Sharpe said. eBay hasn't been able to determine when the phishing scam may have taken place, she said, while declining to comment on whether the data theft may involve more than the 1,200 members whose information was listed. Sharpe declined to answer whether eBay can or plans to implement changes to its discussion forums so that potentially malicious postings or suspicious activities can be automatically flagged and alerts triggered. She also declined to comment on whether eBay has any theories on why the fraudster would choose to disclose the stolen data in such a public and brazen manner. As part of its investigation, eBay has contacted the affected users by telephone. In an official blog posting Wednesday night about this incident, an eBay staffer urged eBay users to be mindful about phishing scams and how to avoid falling victim to them. Sharpe said eBay shuts down over two-thirds of phishing spoof sites in under 24 hours. "There is no silver bullet to stop spoofing and phishing -- these are Internet problems, which is why eBay collaborates with numerous third parties, such as universities, industry leaders, and law enforcement to ensure eBay is a safe, transparent place to shop," she said. eBay members should always check their "My Messages" queue to verify any e-mail from eBay concerning their account. "If an e-mail affects your eBay account, it's in My Messages. If you get an e-mail that looks like it's from eBay about a problem with your account or requests personal information and it's not in My Messages, it's a fake e-mail," she said. Suspicious e-mails should be reported to these mailboxes: spoof@ebay.com or spoof@paypal.com. "Never click on a link or reply to e-mails that ask for personal information. eBay and PayPal will never ask you for your account or credit card details, username, or password in any communications," she said. It's also advisable for members to change their passwords frequently. More information about safety measures on eBay can be found on this Web site.
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eBay battles several days' worth of PayPal glitches.
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The Juice's arrest shines a bright light on the murky world of memorabilia. Will the price of his items spike, or plunge? A veteran appraiser offers a tour of some of the market's more outlandish offerings
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Ziff Davis - Do you spend a lot of time checking the same products on eBay and Amazon.
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EBay said Saturday that an executive with its India subsidiary Baazee.com was arrested while assisting New Delhi police in an anti-pornography investigation.
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Hawking items on eBay can open you to a world of people curious about your stuff, including, according to St. Mary's County court records filed this week, the guy from whom you stole your stuff.
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Someone used an eBay Inc. discussion forum on Tuesday to post confidential information about eBay users along with what may be their credit card numbers.
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There's treasure on that there online car boot sale British Museum experts will monitor eBay antiquities sales and report illegal activity to the Met's Art and Antiques Unit in an arrangement announced today.â¦
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We ninnies love the Oscars. But why? Please help the Bagger understand his addiction to all things O.