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eBay and its former execs settle cyberstalking case brought by journalist couple
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eBay has reached a settlement with a pair of journalists who sued the company after its employees subjected them to a campaign of cyberstalking and harassment.
In 2019, articles about eBay written by Mrs. Steiner apparently drew the ire of then-CEO Devin Wenig.
Security employees of the shopping company then engaged in a campaign of harassment and cyberstalking aimed at silencing the pair.
Seven eBay security employees were charged and pled guilty in a case brought in 2020, but the executives who allegedly instigated the campaign against the couple did not face punishment at that time.
Update, July 28, 7:25PM ET: This article was edited after publish to include comment from former eBay CEO Devin Wenig.