Security News

FTC Sanctions Defunct Cambridge Analytica: So What?
2019-12-09 15:18

MIA: Checks on Voter Microtargeting and Nation-State Information OperationsThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission has sanctioned data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica for misusing Facebook users'...

InfoTrax Settles With FTC Over Data Breach
2019-11-15 13:09

Backend operation services provider InfoTrax Systems has reached a settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over a data breach discovered in 2016, the agency announced this week. read more

News Wrap: Hotel Robot Hacks, FTC Stalkerware Crackdown
2019-10-25 15:52

From hacking hotel room robots to crackdowns on stalkerware apps, Threatpost editors break down this week's top news stories.

Senators Push for FTC Probe Into Amazon Over Capital One
2019-10-25 12:04

Lawmakers Ask FTC to Investigate Whether Amazon Broke Federal LawDemocratic lawmakers are urging the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to open an investigation into whether Amazon violated federal law...

Stalker app maker Retina-X settles FTC charges
2019-10-24 09:59

It's the first time we've gone after a stalking app, the FTC said. In this case, that would be a stalking app that got breached - twice.

FTC Cracks Down on Stalkerware With Retina-X App Bans
2019-10-22 20:05

The FTC has banned the sale of three apps - marketed to monitor children and employees - unless the developers can prove that the apps will be used for legitimate purposes.

How Has FTC Data Security Enforcement Changed?
2019-10-15 19:33

In the wake of a federal appeals court ruling last year vacating a Federal Trade Commission enforcement action against LabMD, the FTC's data security consent orders are becoming far more detailed...

Match knowingly puts people at risk from scammers, FTC charges
2019-09-27 10:37

Match.com allegedly put users on its free version at risk - by not filtering out communications that it knew were from fake accounts.

Privacy Advocates Criticize FTC's Google Settlement
2019-09-04 21:33

Google to Pay $170 Million Fine for YouTube's Privacy ViolationsGoogle will pay a $170 million fine to settle allegations that its YouTube subsidiary illegally collected personal information about...

Don’t fall for fake Equifax settlement sites, warns FTC
2019-08-07 11:34

Equifictitious sites popped up within days of Equifax agreeing to pay up to $700m to settle claims over the 2017 data breach.