Security News

Lenovo settles FTC charges it harmed consumers with preinstalled software (Help Net Security)
2017-09-06 12:30

Lenovo has agreed to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission and 32 State Attorneys General that the company harmed consumers by pre-loading software on some laptops that compromised...

Lenovo Settles FTC Charges Over Superfish Adware (Security Week)
2017-09-06 10:13

Lenovo has reached a settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Attorneys General in 32 states regarding the company’s decision to preinstall man-in-the-middle (MitM) software on...

FTC Complaint Alleges Hotspot Shield Collects User Data (Security Week)
2017-08-07 17:57

A complaint filed with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday alleges that the popular free Virtual Private Network (VPN) service Hotspot Shield collects a large amount of data and...

Appellate Court to Rule on FTC's Case vs. LabMD (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-22 21:17

Both Sides Make Their Final Arguments Before Panel of JudgesThe long-running data security dispute between cancer testing laboratory LabMD and the Federal Trade Commission is now in the hands of a...

FTC looks to shut down fake tech support scams with Operation Tech Trap (TechRepublic)
2017-05-15 13:48

FTC urged to probe easily penetrated telly-enabled teledildonic toy (The Register)
2017-04-27 10:48

Sentinel Labs, SpyChatter, Vir2us settle with FTC over fake security certificate claims (ZDNet)
2017-02-24 07:24

FTC, FCC Flex Muscles (InfoRiskToday)
2017-02-16 13:53

Snoop TV: Vizio Pays $2.2 Million to Settle FTC Complaint (InfoRiskToday)
2017-02-07 15:21

Fear not, Europe's Privacy Shield is Trump-proof ex-FTC bigwig (The Register)
2017-02-01 21:05