eBay to pay $3M after targeting Massachusetts couple with cyberstalking campaign

Global e-commerce company eBay Inc. has agreed to pay a $3 million criminal penalty to a Massachusetts couple after former employees targeted them in a harassment and intimidation campaign, officials said Thursday.

The company admitted that between August 2019 and August 2020, Jim Baugh, eBay’s former Senior Director of Safety and Security, and six other members of the security team targeted the victims for their roles in publishing a newsletter for eBay sellers, the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts said.

"eBay engaged in absolutely horrific, criminal conduct," said Acting United States...