- Incidents
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 28th, 2012
FTC Refunds over 138,000 Victims of “Free” Goods Telemarketing Scam
Sure Touch tricked consumers into paying close to $1 million (770,000 EUR)
- Incidents
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 26th, 2012
Companies Found to Spy on Users via Rented Computers
The FTC says they were collecting personal details and even took pictures with the webcam
- Incidents
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 21st, 2012
“Platinum Trust Card” Scammers to Pay $7.5M (€6M), Banned from Telemarketing
The FTC disrupted another credit card scheme that preyed on financially strapped consumers
- Google News
- By Lucian Parfeni
- September 20th, 2012
FTC to Conclude Google Monopoly Investigation This Year, Lawsuit Still Undecided
Google has been under scrutiny over the silly concept of "search neutrality"
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 12th, 2012
“Google Money Tree” Work-at-Home Scam Victims Refunded by FTC
Checks totaling $2.3 million (1.84 million EUR) will be sent out
- Incidents
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 12th, 2012
Wyndham Asks Court to Dismiss FTC Complaint
The company highlights the fact that organizations are hacked all the time
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 23rd, 2012
Cartoon Network and Other Sites Reported to the FTC for Violating Children’s Privacy
Six websites accused of using deceiving marketing schemes
- Google News
- By Lucian Parfeni
- August 10th, 2012
Google Fined $22.5 Million for Safari Tracking Cookies
The largest fine issued by the FTC for this type of matters
- Google News
- By Lucian Parfeni
- July 10th, 2012
Google to Settle for $22.5 Million Over Safari Tracking Cookies Issue
Google bypassed settings in the browser to place cookies
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 27th, 2012
Wyndham Hotels Sued for Failing to Protect Customer Payment Card Details
Hundreds of thousand of individuals' details were exposed over a period of two years
- Apple
- By Filip Truta
- May 5th, 2012
Hacked Privacy Settings in Safari iOS May Cost Google $10 Million
Consumer Watchdog “delighted” to see the FTC ready to take action
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 28th, 2012
Gambit Identifies XSS Flaw on Federal Trade Commission Site
He claims that the vulnerability was found in only a minute
- Web Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- February 25th, 2012
Judge Dismisses Google Privacy Policy Lawsuit
Saying that the FTC could not be forced to act by the court
- Google News
- By Lucian Parfeni
- February 20th, 2012
The FTC Tells Privacy Group to Mind Its Business in Lawsuit over Google Issue
A privacy group sued the FTC over Google's privacy policy changes
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 17th, 2012
FTC Admits to Being Hacked, Promises to Patch Sites
The organization names the breach "a malicious act"
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 17th, 2012
NCPW and FTC Sites Defaced by Anonymous in ACTA Protest
The hackers posted a hilarious YouTube video to show the dangers posed by ACTA
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 8th, 2012
Background Checking Mobile App Marketers Warned by the FTC
The FTC wants to be certain they never issue inaccurate reports