Amazon Takes Action On Fake Reviews, Data Leaks, Black Market Wholesale Accounts

Amazon has fired several employees in the United States and in India in an attempt to stop data leaks and bribes within the company. The employees allegedly inappropriately accessed company data misused by independent merchants, people familiar with the Amazon’s investigation told The Wall Street Journal. Amazon also has deleted thousands of reviews, restricted seller access to customer data on its website, and managed to stop some techniques that trick the site into surfacing products higher in search results, according to the report. Evidently, efforts have not stopped sellers from sabotaging rivals. During the busiest shopping time of the year, some merchants claim that competitors are maliciously flagging products as counterfeit or infringing trademarks. This harassment has prompted Amazon to temporarily ban legitimate products from the site.