Fraud & Identity Theft
FTC says reported losses to fraud exceeded $12.5 billion in 2024, with $5.7 billion lost to investment scams.
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Government
The FTC complaint alleges that Verkada’s failures allowed a hacker to access customers’ security cameras.
Privacy
BetterHelp customers have started receiving refund notices from a $7.8 million data privacy settlement, the FTC says.
Data Protection
The FTC is sending a total of $5.6 million in refunds to over 117,000 Ring customers as result of a 2023 settlement.
Cybercrime
Restoro and Reimage agree to a $26 million settlement after selling fake antivirus and tech services to undercover FTC agents.
Data Protection
European security vendor Avast is charged with harvesting consumer web browsing data through its browser extension and anti-virus software and “and sold it without...
Compliance
FTC and fundraising software company Blackbaud reach settlement over poor security practices that led to a major data breach.
Privacy
The FTC has proposed strengthening children’s online privacy rules to address tracking and push notifications.
Data Protection
The online counseling service BetterHelp has agreed to return $7.8 million to customers to settle with the Federal Trade Commission for sharing health data...
Vulnerabilities
Pwn2Own participants demonstrated exploits against VMs, AI, browsers, servers, containers, and operating systems.
Incident Response
Vulnerabilities
Malware & Threats
Data Breaches
The UK’s Legal Aid Agency was targeted in a cyberattack in April and it recently determined that hackers have stolen sensitive data.
Artificial Intelligence
