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eBay Global
Security Team Arrested by FBI Follow-Up,
eBay Former CEO & Corp. Communications Respond,
& Allied Universal Officer Jailed $600k Theft
NEW: eBay's Former CEO Denies Any Link to Cyberstalking
But Did Want to Create a Competitor to Challenge Her
Devin
Wenig says he had "no knowledge, no private understanding, no tacit approval" of
the harassment campaign.
Former eBay CEO Devin Wenig, who led the company at the time, tells Recode that
he was shocked to hear details of the campaign this week and that he gave "no
direction" nor "tacit approval" for it.
But the former eBay chief executive was at times so frustrated with coverage
from the news website in question that he on several occasions floated the idea
internally that eBay should create its own competitor publication, multiple
former eBay insiders told Recode.
"On Monday, I read the charges along with everyone else, and was shocked and
outraged," Wenig told Recode in a statement. "It is important for me to
reiterate, and an independent investigation confirmed, that I had nothing to do
with and no knowledge of the activities alleged to have occurred. There was no
direction, no knowledge, no private understanding, no tacit approval. Ever."
Still, the fact that eBay's security team allegedly felt comfortable executing
such a campaign against the blogger and her husband suggests that the leadership
team had, at best, problematic blind spots.
In court documents, copies of text messages showed
Wenig twice instructing his communications chief, Steve Wymer, to "take her
down,"
referring to the EcommerceBytes owner and writer Ina Steiner. On Thursday, Wenig
told Recode in a statement that those
texts "have been wildly misinterpreted and taken completely out of context in
some media reports."
Wymer also sent text messages with an aggressive tone such as: "We are going to
crush this lady."
Court documents also include an exchange between Wymer and the security chief
Baugh in which Baugh references an unspecified "Plan B" in relation to the
EcommerceBytes couple. Wymer expressed a willingness to manage any fallout
internally, but the messages do not indicate that Wymer had any knowledge of
what the "Plan B" entailed.
Neither Wymer nor Wenig has been charged, and authorities did not name them in
the affidavit; instead, the two were simply referred to as Executive 1 and
Executive 2.
vox.com
eBay Clarifying Update on Federal Charges
eBay's Two Efforts - Separate & Independent
Asset Protection & Global Security
Given
the
recent events and regretful actions on the part of the Global Security team
it's important to note that Asset Protection is a separate team and function at
eBay.
With their Asset Protection team reporting into the legal arm and absolutely
committed to the professional standards and ethics that we associate with any
other well grounded and focused function and team.
Having worked with the team directly now for a number of years we at the Daily
can attest to their professionalism, as can a number of colleagues who attend
the Asset Protection's team annual collaborative conferences.
eBay Response: Global Security Team Fed. Charges
eBay's Corporate Communications Team - Additional Points
In an email to the Daily, eBay's communications team wanted to add a few points
the industry should be aware of and hear officially:
• This was an aberrational incident involving unacceptable conduct by former
employees.
• In addition to terminating those responsible, since learning of these events,
eBay has worked to rebuild the GSR team, including appointing an experienced and
well-regarded new leader in that area.
• eBay is confident that his leadership will ensure that the GSR team will
fulfill its important responsibilities while acting at all times with integrity
and consistent with eBay's Cultural Values and Code of Business Conduct &
Ethics.
• eBay holds its employees to the highest standards of conduct and ethics and
will continue to take appropriate actions to ensure these standards are followed
by all employees.
In Case You
Missed It... Here's the Daily's coverage from last week:
*Last week's #1 most-clicked article:
June 15:
Former Senior Director of Safety & Security & Other Global
Security Team Members Arrested, Facing 5 Yrs Prison & 3 Yrs Supervised Release &
$250,000 Fine
June 15 Special Report:
"Emotionally & Psychologically Terrorizing Middle-Aged Couple"
June 16:
What They're All Saying - The Story Behind the Story - eBay's Former CEO
Directed His Rage?: eBay Cyberstalking Makes All Major News Outlets
June 17:
1st Cyberstalking Case Ever on a Global Security Team - eBay Federal Charges
Follow Up: EBay's Former PR Chief Is 'Executive 2' in Cyberstalking Indictment
June 18:
Having a Prosperous LP Career Without Compromising Ethical
& Moral Standards - Op/Ed article by John Velke, SVP of Risk Management &
Loss Prevention, Total Wine & More
Allied Universal Guard Charged
In $660K Worth Of Rental Cars Stolen
Two charged in theft of 28 rental cars at BWI Airport
A man and woman were arrested Monday and charged with stealing at least 28
rental cars from BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport over six weeks in 2019.
Police said Shakierra Scott
used her position as a
security officer with Allied Universal Security Services,
a company contracted by rental car companies at BWI, to allow
Travis Scott to drive the
rental cars from the secure facility without a contract. They then sold the
rental cars, police said.
Transportation Authority Police, which has jurisdiction at the airport in
Linthicum, said they conducted a lengthy investigation into the thefts from the
BWI rental car facility in Hanover between May and July 2019.
The vehicles had a combined
value of more than $660,000.
Shakierra Scott was initially arrested in late July by the MDTA Police Special
Operations Division and charged with stealing a single vehicle. Prosecutors
opted not to take those charges to trial in September.
Both Scotts are being
held without bail in
the Anne Arundel County Detention Center on Jennifer Road. Neither has an
attorney listed for them in court records.
baltimoresun.com
Coronavirus Tracker: June 22
US: Over 2.3M Cases - 122K Dead - 980K Recovered
Worldwide:
Over 9M Cases - 471K Dead - 4.8M Recovered
Fallen
Officers From the COVID-19 Pandemic: 49 |
NYPD Deaths: 45
Private Industry Security Guard Deaths: 150+
Re-Closing Stores Due To COVID Spikes
Apple to re-close 11 stores in 3 States
The closures include all six of Apple's stores in Arizona, along with
two in Florida, two in North Carolina and one in South Carolina.
Apple, which has about 270 U.S. locations, has been reopening stores it closed
during the COVID-19 crisis, with enhanced safety measures in place. chainstoreage.com
Mass Data Theft - The Big COVID Consequence
Mass Layoffs Risk Exodus Of Corporate Data, Experts Warn
The suspension of office work followed by mass layoffs were devastating
consequences of the COVID 19 virus once it took hold in the United States in
February. Mass data theft may be the next.
As
corporations across industries rush to trim their payrolls and stay afloat
financially, they are inviting data loss on a large scale, as millions of
departing workers take sensitive company files and other data with them on
the way out the door, experts warn.
A Spike in Data Exfiltration
Many of those departing employees will not leave empty handed, experts
warn. "We've seen an enormous spike in exfiltrated data,"
said Joe Payne of the firm
Code 42.
"The first thing we noted as COVID hit was a surge in VPN activity," That
has meant a loss of visibility.
COVID's Double Whammy - Nothing says "I'm Leaving"
like a ZIP File - USB Sticks - Close Collaboration with HR
forbes.com
Read full article
Some Are "Too Far Gone To Be Saved"
Coronavirus Driven Tidal Wave of Bankruptcies Is Coming
Experts foresee so many filings in the
coming months that the courts could struggle to salvage the businesses that are
worth saving.
Already, companies large and small are succumbing to the effects of the
coronavirus.
Edward I. Altman, the creator of the Z score, a widely used method of predicting
business failures, estimated that this year will easily set a record for
so-called mega bankruptcies - filings by companies with $1 billion or more in
debt. And he expects the number of merely large bankruptcies - at least $100
million - to challenge the record set the year after the 2008 economic crisis.
Even a meaningful rebound in economic activity over the coming months won't stop
it, said Mr. Altman, the Max L. Heine professor of finance, emeritus, at New
York University's Stern School of Business. "The really hurting companies are
too far gone to be saved," he said.
The flood of petitions from the worst economic downturn since the Great
Depression could swamp the system, making it harder to save the companies that
can be rescued, bankruptcy experts said.
nytimes.com
Union Demands Food Retailers Reinstate Hazard Pay
G4S Announces Expansion of Return to Work Assurance Program to Help
Organizations Meet Compliance Requirements During COVID-19 Reopenings
Protests/Riots Update
Seattle: Shooting reported in Seattle's 'CHOP' zone for second straight night
At least one person was shot on Sunday night inside Seattle's autonomous protest
zone, where demonstrators have settled during the civil unrest sparked by the
death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers.
The "CHOP zone" refers to the so-called Capitol Hill Organized Protest
zone, which was originally created as a space for nonviolent demonstration
but has descended into violence for a second straight night.
On Saturday, a 19-year-old man was killed after a shooting took place inside the
zone.
nypost.com
VIDEO: Former Minneapolis officer Kueng confronted at food store
One of the four ex-officers charged in the death of George Floyd is out of jail.
A woman spotted former Minneapolis Police officer J. Alexander Kueng shopping
over the weekend at Plymouth Cub Foods store.
krqe.com
Portland: Downtown protest ends with officers firing 'munitions,' apparent
foam-tipped projectile shot to the back of a person's head
Richmond:
Protesters say Richmond police used tear gas to disperse 'unlawful assembly'
near Confederate statue
Los Angeles: 600 protesters face off with deputies in Compton after shooting
death of 18-year-old
Des Moines, IA: Hy-Vee responds to list of demands provided by DSM Black Lives
Matter
'RIP Taco Bell': People tweet homemade recipes to boycott chain, show support
for employee who says he was fired for Black Lives Matter mask
Police Reform/Defunding
The Race to Reform Police
19 States race to reform police practices in wake of George Floyd's death
Legislatures in 19 states and the District of Columbia
have introduced more than
160 bills in the three and a half weeks
since the killing of George Floyd.
Many of the bills up for debate are broad efforts to overhaul police department
procedures to
hold officers to greater account.
Others are more narrowly targeted, banning chokeholds or the use of tear gas and
rubber bullets during protests. Still more implement new training regimes meant
to cut down on the number of police interactions that end violently.
Legislators in
Minnesota have introduced 53 different measures,
including bills to ban so-called warrior-style training and weapons.
thehill.com
Police Reform Core Objective - Restricting 'Use of Force'
Legal Discussion on 'Use of Force' Movement
California Ahead of #8CANTWAIT Police Reforms
In the past week, Campaign
Zero's "#8CANTWAIT" was launched in response to George Floyd's killing
and the outcry for police reforms that followed. The campaign is a push for
eight police use-of-force reform measures and a database that tracks how these
eight policies, meant to curtail police violence, are employed in major
cities. Campaign
Zero and its advocates have urged and challenged state and local
political and law enforcement leaders to implement these eight policies.
According to the
Campaign Zero website, the fundamental basis for the
#8CANTWAIT reforms is a large correlational study of the relationship
between cities' demographic characteristics, their use of force policies and
their level of police killings of civilians. The results, the group claims, are
very clear: Adopting these policies is statistically associated with a lower
level of police killings, whether judged per person or per arrest.
The eight policies are:
1. Require "de-escalation"
2. Require a warning by officers before shooting
3. Require officers to intervene when excessive force is being used
4. Require comprehensive use of force reporting
5. Ban chokeholds and strangleholds
6. Ban shooting at moving vehicles
7. Establish and require "use of force continuum"
8. Require that all alternatives be exhausted before shooting
publicceo.com
President Trump Signs Executive Order on Safe Policing for Communities - Police
Certification & Credentialing Guidelines
DOJ - FBI Protests/Riots Follow-Up Arrests
Seattle, WA: No arrests in shooting in Seattle protest zone that killed 1
Portland, OR: Several arrests early Sunday after protest turn violent at
Portland's Justice Center
Minneapolis, MN: Woman Charged With Arson Of St. Paul Car Rental Agency
Philadelphia, PA: FBI uses 'Good "new"-fashioned police work' to arrest suspect
for Arson of 2 Police cars
Davenport, IA: Police charge man in shooting death of woman at protest
Louisville, KY: 7 face Federal charges from
civil unrest in Louisville
FBI trawled Facebook to arrest protesters for inciting riots, court records show
San Bernardino, CA: Two men arrested after tracking $9,000 of stolen cell phones
in looting of T-Mobile store
Florissant, MO: 3 arrested after protesters clash with officers outside
Florissant police headquarters
Evansville, IN: Three Arrested in Evansville for Attempting to Start Riot
outside Walmart
Philadelphia, PA: Man Charged for Blowing Up an ATM and
Illegal Possession of a Firearm during Protests
Philadelphia, PA: Police Release Surveillance Video Of Germantown Avenue Jewelry
Store Burglary
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NYC Retail Reopens -
Phase 2
While NYC 'Bail Reform Not Working'
39 Shootings in 36 Hours
NYPD Detective Union President: Bail Reform Not Working
Weekly NYC Shootings Soar 358% Over Last Year, Data Shows
Two victims died in at least 21 shootings
across four NYC boroughs between Friday and Saturday, officials said.
A
total of 74 people were wounded in the 55 shootings,
at least 19 of them injured in more than a dozen shootings across the five
boroughs on Saturday alone. Most of that gunfire was in the Bronx; four of
those shootings were in Brooklyn, two in Queens and one in Manhattan, the NYPD
said.
The rise in shootings has exceeded a troubling trend that started earlier this
year and comes on the heels of NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea disbanding an
anti-crime plainclothes unit that had focused on stopping people and searching
for guns. On Monday, Shea reaffirmed his commitment to disbanding the anti-crime
unit, telling NY1, "We cannot stop our way out of this problem."
nbcnewyork.com
NYC shootings skyrocket as court closures let pistol perps walk free
We have over 1,000 people that have been indicted on a gun possession charge,
where the cases are open, and they are walking around the streets of New York
today," Chief of Crime Control Strategies Michael LiPetri told The Post.
That tally doesn't include about 800 additional defendants who are charged with
illegally packing heat but have yet to be formally indicted when the courts
ground to a halt, LiPetri said.
"This isn't the DAs' fault. I get it," LiPetri said. "They do have a very tough
situation."
"We've never seen a higher percentage of parolee-involved incidents with
shootings, since we've been tracking it in '05," he said.
LiPetri also observed that of the 110 people shot between June 1 and June 18,
24 percent had an open court case for gun possession.
nypost.com
NYPD cops encouraged to 'strike' on July 4 to give city its 'independence'
Nordstrom to Reopen NYC Stores June 24th
Reopening America
NRF's Operation Open Doors
Guidance for retailers on safely reopening stores
Operation
Open Doors - Path to Reopen Retail, led by NRF and Seyfarth LLP, is providing
guidance and tools that NRF members can use as they navigate opening stores
after this international health crisis. Areas for guidance on gradual reopenings
include logistics, social distancing and safety issues, and how to bring
employees back to the workforce.
nrf.com
OSHA Recommends Hazard Assessments For Each Job
New OSHA Guidance Clarifies Return-to-Work Expectations
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued guidance for
reopening businesses that recommends each establishment conduct a hazard
assessment for all jobs. It also clarifies OSHA's positions on temperature
checks, coronavirus testing and face masks.
"This is fairly consistent with guidance that OSHA has already issued and posted
on its website," said Cressinda D. Schlag, an associate at Jackson Lewis in
Austin, Texas. "The challenge is how to work this guidance in with the patchwork
of orders and other guidance" from federal, state and local governments and
health authorities.
Among the key takeaways in the
return-to-work booklet:
- Employers should conduct a thorough hazard
assessment that examines the potential COVID-19 exposures for each job category
and outlines protective measures.
- Employers may perform daily temperature checks and health assessments of
employees, so long as the checks are administered transparently and fairly and
anyone performing the checks is protected from possible infection.
shrm.org
Masks On? What Employers Need to Know About Face Coverings at Work
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) offered some guidance
on June 10, noting that "millions of Americans will be wearing masks in their
workplace for the first time" as businesses reopen and offices repopulate after
months of stay-at-home orders. "OSHA generally recommends that employers
encourage workers to wear face coverings at work," the agency said, but it added
that employers can decide not to, "based on the specific circumstances
present at the worksite."
shrm.org
Malls in New Jersey to re-open on June 29
AMC reverses controversial mask policy: Now all guests must wear masks
Flash Report: Masks Now Required Everywhere in
California
OSHA Warning: Oregon OSHA enforces safe workplaces
amidst pandemic - Issuing Fines
Industry News
ASIS International Announcement:
Global Security Exchange 2020 Transitions to Fully Virtual GSX+
New
virtual experience delivers world-class security education, networking, and
marketplace all over the globe
ASIS International, the world's largest association for security management
professionals, today announced its decision to move Global Security Exchange (GSX)
2020 to a fully virtual experience, titled Global Security Exchange Plus (GSX+),
which includes more than 80 industry-leading education sessions, a robust
exhibition marketplace, and unique peer-to-peer networking opportunities.
Previously scheduled to take place 21-23 September in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, the
new online GSX+ will bring together a global audience with live and on-demand
features from 21-25 September.
asisonline.org
Priority Express Courier, a Capstone Logistics Company is the latest to be ISCPO
Carrier Certified
The International Supply Chain Protection Organization (ISCPO) is pleased to
announce that Priority Express Courier, A Capstone Logistics Company has been
officially awarded the
ISCPO Carrier Certified designation, as part of
the ISCPO's Carrier Security Audit & Certification program. The regional
transportation carrier has achieved full compliance with ISCPO Carrier Security
Requirements, which includes a comprehensive due diligence process and analysis
of various security standards necessary to ensure the integrity of goods flowing
through the carriers and their clients' extended supply chain.
iscpo.org
2020 TMA Monitoring Center Excellence Awards Winners Announced
Affiliated Monitoring Named Winner of 2020 TMA/SSI Monitoring Technology "Marvel" Award
Subway to add 50,000 workers
New York & Company Looking to Close All Stores
Bed Bath & Beyond Lays Off Hundreds - 148 @Corp & 220 @Ocoee, Fl., Contact
Center
Brookfield & Simon Properties Suing Gap Over Unpaid Rent & Refusing to Open
Stores in TX
Airlines Threaten Ban Travelers Refusing to Wear Masks
Carnival Loses $4B Amid Ship Lockdowns
Quarterly Results
Canada's Sobey's parent Empire Co. LTD. Q4 comp's up 18% excluding fuel, sales
up 12.7%
Canada's Sobey's parent Empire Co. LTD. FY comp's up 5.7% excluding fuel, sales
up 5.7%
Hudson's (airport stores etc) Q1 comp's down 22.5%, net sales down 23.4%
At Home Q1 comp's down 46.5%, net sales down 38%
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