Inside the eBay harassment campaign that led to a $55.7 million settlement

eBay and former executives will pay $55.7 million to settle a cyberstalking lawsuit brought by two EcommerceBytes journalists.

Ken Lucas, Visuals Unlimited, Inc. / Getty Images eBay will pay nearly $56 million to a Massachusetts couple who said the company tried to terrorize them into stopping their reporting with a campaign of threats, stalking, live cockroaches, and a bloody pig Halloween mask. The settlement, announced Tuesday, ends more th

EBay, former executives to pay $56 million to couple sent cockroaches in harassment campaign  CNN

eBay and some former executives have agreed to pay a couple $56m (£42m) after a campaign of harassment in retaliation for their online criticism of the firm.

eBay sent bloody pig mask and other macabre deliveries to journalists' home.

Former eBay executives carried out "unprecedented" harassment over a critical newsletter.

For months on end, eBay employees and contractors made life hell for a couple that had criticized the company. Six years later, the company is finally paying up.

Bloggers David and Ina Steiner were stalked by eBay executives over their critical coverage of the company Ebay and three former top executives have agreed to pay $55.7m to resolve a lawsuit by a Massachusetts couple who fell victim ⁠to a bizarre stalking and ⁠harassment campaign carried out ​by several of its employee

Couple received threatening deliveries including funeral wreath after criticising ecommerce retailer in blog