eBay Applauds Romanian and U.S. Law Enforcement for Arrest of Alleged Cyber-criminal,...

eBay Applauds Romanian and U.S. Law Enforcement for Arrest of Alleged Cyber-criminal, Vladuz

eBay Inc.'s CISO (Chief Information Security Officer), Dave
Cullinane, Commends the Great Cooperation and Global Collaboration
Between Romanian and U.S. Agencies
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
eBay (Nasdaq:EBAY) today publicly thanked the Romanian General
Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (DGCCOA), in cooperation
with the United States Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of
Investigation for successfully arresting cyber-criminal Vladuz, who
had attempted to defraud eBay users.

Despite numerous efforts to defraud eBay users via accessing
administrative accounts, Vladuz was unsuccessful in his attempts.

eBay's global fraud investigation team, were directly involved in
the investigations and provided a physical presence supporting local
Romanian law enforcement who led the arrest.

"We are delighted that Vladuz is in custody thanks to the hard
work of Romanian law enforcement," said eBay's CISO Chief Information
Security Officer, Dave Cullinane, "Their willingness to work closely
with eBay and other global law enforcement agencies was instrumental
in making this arrest. Having this alleged fraudster arrested
demonstrates that eBay protects its community from criminals."

"Trust is at the heart of what eBay does and it is our job to
ensure the site is a safe, transparent place to shop for our
community," concluded Cullinane. "We will never stop and will continue
to aggressively defend our site from those attempting to compromise
our systems."

eBay employs a team of over 2,000 Trust and Safety experts
worldwide to police the site and work proactively with law
enforcement. Just as fraudsters are evolving their tactics, so is
eBay, with the goal of staying one step ahead. eBay will continue to
be vigilant in its fight to prevent fraud on the site.

About eBay Inc.

Founded in 1995, eBay Inc. connects hundreds of millions of people
around the world every day, empowering them to explore new
opportunities and innovate together. eBay Inc. does this by providing
the Internet platforms of choice for global commerce, payments and
communications. Since its inception, eBay Inc. has expanded to include
some of the strongest brands in the world, including eBay, PayPal,
Skype, StubHub, Shopping.com, and others. eBay Inc. is headquartered
in San Jose, California.

eBay Inc.
Nichola Sharpe, +1-408-768-5081 (U.S.)
nsharpe@ebay.com
Sravanthi Agrawal, +352 21141696 (Europe)
sravanthi@ebay.com

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