The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have ordered Twitter to pay a $150M penalty for using…
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The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announcedthat it took action against online customized merchandise platform CafePress over allegations that it…
With Valentine’s Day approaching, you can be sure that the scammers will want to take advantage of lovebirds everywhere. From romance…
Nearly two years after the US Federal Trade Commission first took aim against mobile apps that can non-consensually track people’s locations…
In 2020, reported losses to the FTC for romance scams went up by 50% from 2019, totalling $304 million. And things…
In part 1 of this article series, we looked at data mining schemes, scam ad campaigns, concert tickets scams, and PayPal…
Last week on Malwarebytes podcast we talked to Doug Levin, founder of the K12 cybersecurity resource center and advisor to the K12…
What can you do as a scammer when no legitimate payment provider wants to process your payments anymore? Or, what if…
Despite the already dizzying number of comprehensive data privacy proposals before the US Senate—nearly 10 have been introduced since mid-2018—yet another…
Content warning: This piece contains brief descriptions of domestic violence and assault against women and children.In the past five years, only…