eBay Draws Criticism For Allowing Hacking

eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY), among the world's largest electronic market places, is coming under attack for allowing apparent rule-abiding user accounts to be hacked by malicious fraudsters – and then in some cases is holding the victim of the hack responsible for the fraudster’s selling fees.

Innocent users hacked to place fake listings on eBay

A recent BBC study found that Innocent user accounts were hacked so as to place fake listings on eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY). Many of the targeted accounts had 100% positive feedback, and had sold hundreds of items. When one victim had his account hacked and he was locked out, when he contacted eBay about the problem...