I forgot Later on Exotic existed. The Tiger King was the king of Netflix for a few months in 2020, and his fame vanished almost immediately afterward. Even Tiger King Season 2 wasn’t enough to bring Joseph “Exotic” Maldonado-Passage back into the forefront of American pop culture. Now, the man is imprisoned, sentenced to… Read […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Charles O’Rear) A former auction web sites security manager who pleaded guilty for his role in a cyberstalking conspiracy was sentenced in order to 18 months in prison yesterday. Philip Cooke, former senior manager of security operations for eBay’s Global Security Team, pleaded guilty in October 2020 to one count […]
Enlarge / A bloody pig mask mailed to cyberstalking victims by then-eBay employees. (credit: FBI ) A former eBay security official who pleaded guilty for his role in a cyberstalking conspiracy has asked for leniency in sentencing while blaming his actions in part on a “drinking culture” at eBay that contributed to his alcoholism. “eBay […]
Enlarge / Boxes move along a conveyor belt at the Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment center in Robbinsville, New Jersey. (credit: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg) Amazon and a who’s who of online-only retailers are trying to kill proposed federal and state legislation that would make the companies disclose contact information for third-party sellers. The bills would force Amazon and […]
Two former eBay workers have confessed for their roles within an effort to terrorize a Massachusetts few with threatening social networking messages and upsetting deliveries of items like live lions delivered to their property. Brian Gilbert, 52, who had been senior director of specific operations for eBay’s Global Security Team, also Stephanie Stockwell, 26, also […]
Expand / A damn pig mask supposedly sent to cyberstalking victims by then-eBay workers. (charge: FBI) Four former eBay workers are expected to plead guilty to charges they headed a cyberstalking effort against an internet publication’s editor and author. Back in June, police officers declared charges and stated the harassment effort”comprised sending the few of […]