LinkedIn faces investigation by Italian watchdog after data of 500 MILLION users were found for sale on hacker marketplace Approximately two-thirds of the platform’s 740million user base has been affected by the breach The dataset breach was confirmed by a spokesperson from LinkedIn who said that ‘scraping’ members data violated terms and services Italian data protection … Read more
Australian man is accused of running the world’s biggest ‘dark web’ online marketplace for deadly drugs and stolen credit cards – with the site turning over $220million An Australian man accused of running $220million illegal dark web marketplace The man was arrested at the German border and the website was shut down Investigation followed discovery … Read more
Online marketplace Etsy has removed T-shirt with a ‘Camp Auschwitz’ slogan after being slammed by the Holocaust memorial for allowing the sale of ‘disrespectful’ items. The Auschwitz Memorial condemned the shirt, which was being sold by a US-based seller that shipped them to buyers across the world, including the United Kingdom. The T-shirt featured a skull … Read more
Online shopping has grown faster than ever this year in the coronavirus pandemic, driven by necessity as people were told to stay home But people aren’t just spending money to get goods delivered to their homes or collect because of Covid-19 restrictions, they are also opting to do so as popular high street stores close and … Read more
A savvy holidaymaker has told how she managed to snap up a bargain caravan for £750 and set about transforming it herself – all for just £198. Vicky Hibberd, 25, from Stoke on Trent, told how she bought the vehicle on Facebook Marketplace and gave it a new lease life using Frenchic paint and accessories … Read more
The owner of a North Carolina racetrack advertised ‘Bubba Rope’ for sale in a social media marketplace days after black NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace found a ‘noose’ in his garage stall at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama. Mike Fulp, the 55-year-old owner of the half-mile (0.8 km) 311 Speedway in Stokes County, posted what many have … Read more
eBay and Amazon Marketplace are failing to crack down on a spate of coronavirus-profiteering by sellers, Which? claims The UK watchdog found many household products being sold at inflated prices These included hand gel, bleach, infant formula, thermometers and tampons In some cases, prices were as much as ten times more than they were usually However both … Read more