EBay and three former top executives agreed to pay a landmark $55.7 million civil settlement to David and Ina Steiner, a Massachusetts couple who were the victims of a bizarre and terrifying corporate cyberstalking campaign.
The conspirators sent pornographic magazines addressed to David Steiner but intentionally delivered them to their neighbors. They also created fraudulent Craigslist posts listing the couple's home as an open nightly destination for "singles, couples, and swingers".
EBay employees traveled to the couple's town of Natick, Massachusetts, physically stalked them in a rental van, and even attempted to install a GPS tracking device on their vehicle.