Two men who made millions by scamming eBay's affiliate program now face jail time

Shawn Hogan and Brian Dunning both became millionaires (multiple times over) by exploiting eBay's affiliate marketing program. Hogan's fortune was particularly astounding; between 2005 and 2007, he amassed a total of $28 million, easily enough to make him eBay's most successful affiliate "partner" to date. And the secret behind all that wealth was fairly simple; each of the men developed a cookie that silently resided on a user's PC, falsely crediting their affiliate accounts for any eBay purcha...