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technocrit@technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com

eBay pays $46M to journalists it targeted in bizarre harassment campaign

eBay and three former executives agreed to pay nearly $56 million in a settlement over a macabre campaign of cyberstalking and harassment that targeted two journalists in 2019.

As we’ve previously written, the case involved deliveries of live cockroaches, a funeral wreath, a book about surviving the loss of a spouse, and a bloody pig mask to the home of a couple who run a news website. There were also harassing messages sent via email and Twitter, and an attempt to install a GPS tracking device on the victims’ car. Criminal charges resulted in guilty pleas and prison terms for former eBay employees.

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/ebay-former-execs-pay-56m-to-settle-bloody-pig-mask-harassment-case/
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SirDankbud@SirDankbud@lemmy.ca

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Behind the Bastards did two episodes on this one if you really want to learn more. iheart.com/…/part-one-that-time-ebays-private-211…

iHeartPart One: That Time eBay's Private Spies Went To War With Some Bloggers - Behind the Bastards | iHeart<p>Robert sits down with Jason Pargin to lay out the insane story of how eBay corporate security, with the tacit endorsement of their executives, waged a relentless shadow war against two elderly bloggers for no reason really.</p> <p>(2 Part Series)</p> <p>Behind the Bastards is now available on YouTube!</p> <p>New videos every Wednesday and Friday.</p> <p>(Backlog episodes on Saturdays until we catch up)</p> <p>Subscribe to our channel:&nbsp;<a href='http://youtube.com/@behindthebastards'>Youtube.com/@behindthebastards</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>See <a href='https://omnystudio.com/listener'>omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>