EBay stalking scandal

eBay stalking scandal
DurationLaunched in January 2019
MotiveDeter website authors who wrote negative material about eBay
TargetIna and David Steiner of EcommerceBytes
Arrests2
Convicted7
Charges7

The eBay stalking scandal was a campaign conducted in 2019 by eBay and contractors. The scandal involved the aggressive stalking and harassment of two e-commerce bloggers, Ina and David Steiner, who wrote frequent commentary about eBay on their website EcommerceBytes.[1][2] Seven eBay employees pleaded guilty to charges involving criminal conspiracies.[3][4] The seven employees included two senior members of eBay’s corporate security team.[5] Two members of eBay's Executive Leadership Team who were implicated in the scandal were not charged.[1]

  1. ^ a b Streitfeld, David (2020-09-26). "Inside eBay's Cockroach Cult: The Ghastly Story of a Stalking Scandal". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2020-12-13. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  2. ^ Barrett, Brian (2020-09-26). "Former eBay Execs Allegedly Made Life Hell for Critics". Wired. Archived from the original on 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  3. ^ "2 former eBay employees indicted in harassment campaign". Associated Press. 2020-11-03. Archived from the original on 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2021-12-28. James Baugh, 45, who was eBay's senior director of safety & security, and David Harville, 48, former director of global resiliency, were indicted on charges including stalking through interstate travel. [...] Five other former employees have pleaded guilty in the case.
  4. ^ Richer, Alanna Durkin (12 May 2022). "Final ex-eBay employee in cyberstalking case pleads guilty". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  5. ^ Durkin Richer, Alanna (2020-06-15). "Feds: eBay staff sent spiders, roaches to harass couple". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2021-12-28.