Here is today's AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup.

Comscore's report on the 2007 holiday shopping season is available - sales were up 19 percent from a year ago: http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?press=1990

"Firefox flaw allows PayPal hack, says researcher," by john-paul kamath, ComputerWeekly, 1/4/08
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/01/04/228740/firefox-flaw-allows-paypal-hack-says-researcher.htm

"Yahoo Japan reports drastic reduction in online auction fraud," The Japan Times Online, 1/6/08
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20080106a1.html

"Electronic Payment Provider Toils In A Very Fast-Growing Industry," (Investor's Business Daily), Money.CNN.com 1/4/08
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/newstex/IBD-0001-22049097.htm

"India a Priority Market for Alibaba," by Madhavi Gokhlay, Techtree.com, 1/6/08
http://www.techtree.com/India/News/India_a_Priority_Market_for_Alibaba/551-85702-643.html

"Despite fewer visitors, eBay remains the top shopping site in November," Internet Retailer, 1/4/08
http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=24942