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.
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