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5 ways to avoid being catfished

June 25, 2022 admin catfishing, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, money mule, national catfish day, personal, prevent catfishing, prevent romance scams, romance scam

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Before dining over catfish this National Catfish Day, remember another catfish that’s also captured the public’s attention.

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Twitter fined $150M after using 2FA phone numbers for marketing

May 28, 2022 admin 2fa, Department of Justice, DoJ, eu-us privacy shield, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, privacy, swiss-us privacy shield, Twitter, two-factor authentication

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 27 May 2022 12:27:05 +0000

Twitter is paying the price for using users’ security information for targeted advertising,

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CafePress faces $500,000 fine for data breach cover up

March 16, 2022 admin cafepress, data breach, FTC, mfa, Password, plain text, reports, SSN, unencrypted

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2022 14:57:42 +0000

The FTC has taken action against CafePress for the cover up of a data breach. The company is accused of lax security and deceptive practices.

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How to avoid being scammed this Valentine’s Day

February 7, 2022 admin bbb, Better Business Bureau, child sexual abuse, e-cards, fake dating sites, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, john wallace, lockdown loneliness, malware, online scam, phishing, romance scam, SCAM, scams, sextortion, social media scams, social media shopping, survey scams, valentine's day, valentine's day scams, wymoo

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 15:06:14 +0000

From romance scams and sextortion, to fake dating sites and phishing campaigns, here’s how to avoid a sting in the tail this Valentine’s Day.

Categories: Scams

Tags: BBB Better Business Bureau child sexual abuse e-cards fake dating sites Federal Trade Commission FTC John Wallace lockdown loneliness malware online scam phishing romance scam scam sextortion social media scams social media shopping survey scams valentine’s day Valentine's Day scams Wymoo

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New Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (COPRA) would empower American users

December 17, 2019 admin big tech, consumer online privacy rights act, copra, data portability, Data Privacy, data privacy compliance, data privacy law, data privacy laws, data privacy legislation, Federal Trade Commission, federal trade commission act, FTC, maria cantwell, pre-empt, pre-emption, privacy, private right of action, right to access, right to correct, right to data security, right to delete, right to transparency, senator maria cantwell, US Federal Trade Commission

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 17:28:37 +0000

The Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (COPRA) would give everyday Americans the right to sue a company that violated their privacy rights, extending enforcement capabilities directly to the public.

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Privacy

Tags: Big Tech Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act COPRA data portability Data privacy data privacy compliance data privacy law data privacy laws data privacy legislation Federal Trade Commission Federal Trade Commission Act FTC Maria Cantwell pre-empt pre-emption private right of action right to access right to correct right to data security right to delete right to transparency Senator Maria Cantwell US Federal Trade Commission

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Stalkerware’s legal enforcement problem

November 18, 2019 admin al franken, computer fraud and abuse act, cyberstalk, cyberstalking, Department of Justice, district attorney, domestic abuse, domestic abuse survivor, domestic abuse survivors, domestic violenc, FBI, federal wiretap act, franken, FTC, jackie's law, mobilespy, National Network to End Domestic Violence, nnedv, nso group, online harassment, operation safe horizon, phonesheriff, senator al franken, stalkerware, stalking, StealthGenie, Teensafe, us attorney, US Federal Trade Commission, WhatsApp, wiretap

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:47:58 +0000

Those who install stalkerware with the intent to monitor, control, harass, or otherwise abuse their victims typically get away with it, avoiding legal penalty even if there’s plenty of evidence to suggest their guilt.

Categories:

Stalkerware

Tags: Al Franken Computer Fraud and Abuse Act cyberstalk cyberstalking Department of Justice District Attorney domestic abuse domestic abuse survivor domestic abuse survivors domestic violenc fbi Federal Wiretap Act Franken FTC Jackie’s Law MobileSpy National Network to End Domestic Violence NNEDV NSO Group online harassment Operation Safe Horizon PhoneSheriff Senator Al Franken stalkerware stalking StealthGenie TeenSafe US Attorney US Federal Trade Commission whatsapp Wiretap

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Here are the most popular robocall scams and how to avoid them

November 6, 2019 admin banks, chinese robocalls, chinese scams, chinese student scams, fake kidnapping scams, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Immigration, irs, phones, robocall, robocall scams, robocalls, SCAM, scams, Social Security, Tax, visas

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 18:52:11 +0000

We dip back into robocall scams, exploring some of the most popular tricks and tactics used to part people from their money and personal information.

Categories:

Scams

Tags: banks chinese robocalls chinese scams chinese student scams fake kidnapping scams Federal Trade Commission FTC immigration IRS phones robocall robocall scams robocalls scam social security tax visas

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A week in security (October 28 – November 3)

November 4, 2019 admin a week in security, adobe creative cloud, Advanced persistent threats, american cancer society, Android, APT, blogger, cybersecurity challenges, data breach, disaster donation scam, emoji app, esports, Fancy Bear, fraud, FTC, gafgyt, internet, journalists, MaaS, Magecart, Malware-as-a-Service, messagetap, nuclear power corp of india, raccoon, retina-x, sextortion, SMB, stalkerware, US Federal Trade Commission, wordpress

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 16:37:57 +0000

A roundup of the latest cybersecurity news for the week of October 28 – November 3, including cyberattacks against SMBs, the Internet’s 50th birthday, stalkerware, donation scams, and more.

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A week in security

Tags: Adobe Creative Cloud advanced persistent threats American Cancer Society Android APT blogger cybersecurity challenges data breach disaster donation scam emoji app esports Fancy Bear fraud FTC Gafgyt internet journalists MaaS Magecart Malware-as-a-Service MessageTap Nuclear Power Corp of India Raccoon Retina-X sextortion SMB stalkerware US Federal Trade Commission wordpress

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