eBay’s bizarre cyberstalking saga ends with a $56 million settlement
The Verge·July 28, 2026
eBay and three former executives have agreed to pay $55.7 million to settle a lawsuit with a Massachusetts couple who were targeted in a harassment and cyberstalking campaign. The couple, David and Ina Steiner, were sent strange items including live insects, a bloody pig mask, and a funeral wreath due to their newsletter's coverage of eBay. The settlement resolves a lengthy legal saga that began when the Steiners sued eBay and its former executives, including ex-CEO Devin Wenig, in 2021. The lawsuit accused the company and its executives of launching the bizarre harassment campaign in 2019.
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