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Users visiting eBay have spotted that the website runs port scans against their computer, using the localhost address to inspect what may be running on your machine. Fraud is a big issue for eBay, and if the purpose of scanning for remote-control access ports is an attempt to detect criminals logged into a user's computer in order to impersonate them on the tat bazaar, it could have some value.
Users visiting eBay have spotted that the website runs port scans against their computer, using the localhost address to inspect what may be running on your machine. Fraud is a big issue for eBay, and if the purpose of scanning for remote-control access ports is an attempt to detect criminals logged into a user's computer in order to impersonate them on the tat bazaar, it could have some value.
Researchers have discovered another big database containing millions of European customer records left unsecured on Amazon Web Services for anyone to find using a search engine. Data in the records included names, shipping addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, items purchased, payments, order IDs, links to Stripe and Shopify invoices, and partially redacted credit cards.
You guys are hosting a thriving marketplace for shills, charlatans and sockpuppets, the UK's watchdog told Facebook and eBay in June 2019, after finding over 100 eBay listings selling fake reviews and 26 Facebook groups offering to buy or sell them. Specifically, Facebook has booted 188 groups and yanked 24 user accounts, while eBay has permanently banned 140 users.
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Thankfully, since we first reported on it, eBay has binned its cumbersome 2FA procedure and replaced it a much easier process.
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