Data broker sued for allegedly selling individuals’ sensitive location data

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The FTC has filed a complaint against data broker Kochava for selling sensitive location data.

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Twitter security under scrutiny after former executive turns whistleblower

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Former Twitter head of security and ethical hacker Peiter Mudge Zatko has alleged some serious problems about the social media giant.

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To settle with the DoJ, Uber must confess to a cover-up. And it did.

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2022 16:44:16 +0000

The 2016 Uber data breach affected the personal information of 57 million people. And then the company covered it all up.

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The FTC will go after companies misusing location, health, and other sensitive data

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2022 15:55:11 +0000

The FTC will keep an eye on companies that mishandle and misuse data to protect reproductive healthcare data in post-Roe America.

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LGBTQ+ community targeted by extortionists who threaten to publish nudes

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 11:15:24 +0000

The FTC has issued a warning to the LGBTQ+ community about extortionists posing as potential romantic partners on Grindr and Feeld.

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5 ways to avoid being catfished

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

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

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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