Amazon investigates allegations that workers accept bribes to leak data and delete bad reviews

Amazon has been hit with allegations of staff bribery which the company says it is investigating. A report in the Wall Street Journal this weekend claims that employees have been accepting bribes in return for leaks of sales data. It is also alleged that staff help out independent sellers by deleting negative reviews in exchange for payment, and restore accounts that have been banned. See also: Amazon announces all-new Fire HD 8 with Alexa Hands Free Amazon finally lets users collaborate on lists The report says that it can cost just $300 to have a bad review removed, but the… [Continue Reading]