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FTC Gets $4.1M Judgment Against Fake Payday Lender
FTC Gets $4.1M Judgment Against Fake Payday Lender
October 18, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Tuesday (Oct. 17) it had obtained a $4.1 million judgment and a ban on a payday lender. In a...

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FTC Fines Mobile App Pact For Charging Customers Who Met Exercise Goals
FTC Fines Mobile App Pact For Charging Customers Who Met Exercise Goals
September 22, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Thursday (Sept. 21) it had settled with mobile app company Pact which promised cash incentives to consumers who committed...

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FTC Launches Investigation Into Equifax Breach
FTC Launches Investigation Into Equifax Breach
September 15, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

The Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into the data breach at Equifax that impacted 143 million consumers. According to a news report in...

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Yelp Says Google Is Still Scraping
Yelp Says Google Is Still Scraping
September 13, 2017  |  Legal

Yelp, the online reviews company, is reportedly claiming that Google is going back on a promise made as part of a settlement over tech regulation...

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FTC Warns of Fraudulent Charities In Wake Of Hurricane Harvey
FTC Warns of Fraudulent Charities In Wake Of Hurricane Harvey
August 30, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

When a disaster strikes, consumers and businesses are typically ready to open their hearts and wallets to offer donations to help the victims, but not...

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‘Discount Clubs’ Scheme Costs Consumers Over $40 Million
‘Discount Clubs’ Scheme Costs Consumers Over $40 Million
August 18, 2017  |  Legal

A group of marketers swiped more than $40 million from the bank accounts of customers for “discount club” memberships they never agreed to join, according...

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Uber Settles 2014 Consumer Data Breach Accusations With FTC
Uber Settles 2014 Consumer Data Breach Accusations With FTC
August 16, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Settling any type of lawsuit for big companies often comes with a large amount of press and thus a lot of eyes looking into the...

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FTC Charges 12 With Laundering Millions In Credit Card Charges
FTC Charges 12 With Laundering Millions In Credit Card Charges
August 08, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced news on Monday (Aug. 7) that it charged twelve people with money laundering millions of dollars in credit card...

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Google Hires Former Essential Exec For Home Improvement
Google Hires Former Essential Exec For Home Improvement
August 01, 2017  |  Google

As much as Google would like users to believe there’s no device like Home, the smart speaker is not exactly delivering an over-the-rainbow experience for...

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