investigation

Avast Antivirus Program Selling Private Browser Data
Avast Antivirus Program Selling Private Browser Data
January 27, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Antivirus program Avast was found to be selling user data to a number of huge companies, including Google, Microsoft and Pepsi. The revelation was uncovered...

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DOJ, State AGs Could Combine Google Investigations
DOJ, State AGs Could Combine Google Investigations
January 27, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) officials will meet with U.S. state attorneys general to share information about the ongoing investigation into Google’s alleged antitrust violations,...

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Takeaway.com’s Just Eat Buyout Faces Regulatory Setback
Takeaway.com’s Just Eat Buyout Faces Regulatory Setback
January 24, 2020  |  Regulation

After a British competition body said it would probe its purchase of Just Eat, food delivery firm Takeaway.com said the forecasted timetable for its takeover...

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Tourism Data Hack Leads Greek Banks To Cancel Thousands Of Their Cards
Tourism Data Hack Leads Greek Banks To Cancel Thousands Of Their Cards
January 22, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

All four of Greece’s main banking institutions enacted security protocols after a data breach, and consequently cancelled 15,000 consumer cards, according to reports. After consumer...

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FTC Probes Altria-Juul Tie-Up For Possible Antitrust Issues
FTC Probes Altria-Juul Tie-Up For Possible Antitrust Issues
January 17, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Cigarette maker Altria, the company that produces Marlboro, has made an investment in electronic cigarette company Juul Labs, but certain aspects of the deal are...

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Amazon Bails Out Cash-Strapped Deliveroo
Amazon Bails Out Cash-Strapped Deliveroo
January 14, 2020  |  Amazon

Amazon is lending a helping hand to Deliveroo amid the food delivery startup’s troubles with the U.K. government. The U.K. is investigating Deliveroo’s last funding...

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Travelex Checking Employees’ Computers For Signs Of Ransomware
Travelex Checking Employees’ Computers For Signs Of Ransomware
January 11, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Some employees of Travelex, a company that was recently hit with a ransomware attack, were forced to hand over their laptops to technicians to see...

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UK Police Investigate Travelex Ransomware Attack, Ransom Demand
UK Police Investigate Travelex Ransomware Attack, Ransom Demand
January 08, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The alleged perpetrators of a cyberattack on Travelex, the “world’s largest retail currency dealer,” was Sodinokibi, a cyber gang demanding ransom, according to reports. Sodinokibi...

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Russian Regulator Launches Booking.com Probe
Russian Regulator Launches Booking.com Probe
December 30, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) in Russia has opened a probe into hospitality and reservation site Booking.com over anti-competition issues, according to a report by...

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