Federal Trade Commission

FTC Files Complaint To Stop Credit Card Interest Scam
FTC Files Complaint To Stop Credit Card Interest Scam
December 05, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

The Federal Trade Commission announced Monday (Dec. 4) it filed a complaint in a federal district court in Orlando to stop a credit card interest...

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Uber Gets Sued Over Hack As SoftBank Weighs Price
Uber Gets Sued Over Hack As SoftBank Weighs Price
November 27, 2017  |  Legal

More bad news for Uber: After revealing that it paid hackers $100,000 to keep quiet about stealing the personal information of 57 million customers and...

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FTC Weighs Probe Into TripAdvisor’s Deleted Reviews
FTC Weighs Probe Into TripAdvisor’s Deleted Reviews
November 24, 2017  |  Regulation

TripAdvisor could be in hot water with federal regulators over its decision to delete negative reviews on its site, according to news in USA Today...

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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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Data Dive: Amazon And The FTC, Ethereum And Mastercard And Wells Fargo’s New Groove
Data Dive: Amazon And The FTC, Ethereum And Mastercard And Wells Fargo’s New Groove
July 24, 2017  |  Data Dive

Last week was a scorcher in most of the U.S. and, if the weathermen are to be believed (always a dicey proposition), this week will...

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FTC: Fraudsters Posed As Attorneys In Debt Collection Scheme
FTC: Fraudsters Posed As Attorneys In Debt Collection Scheme
July 18, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is putting the kibosh on a debt collection operation’s illegal activity. The operation had been extorting money from consumers, who...

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Amazon Sizzles, Apple Fizzles And A High Profile Merger Fizzle Before It Starts
Amazon Sizzles, Apple Fizzles And A High Profile Merger Fizzle Before It Starts
July 14, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Some partnerships seemed destined, perhaps even written in the stars — Romeo & Juliet, Tony & Maria or (of course) Kimye are all good examples. Then...

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FTC Announces NetSpend Is Refunding Customers As Part Of A Settlement
FTC Announces NetSpend Is Refunding Customers As Part Of A Settlement
June 16, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

The Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday (June 15) that NetSpend, the operator of a debit card, is providing refunds to settle charges that people couldn’t...

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