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The US government is suing Adobe over hidden contract changes and fees trapping customers
By Craig Hale published
Pushed by the FTC, the DOJ has filed a legal complaint against Adobe surrounding its software subscriptions.

Best Buy and Geek Squad were the most impersonated companies in tech scams last year
By Craig Hale published
FTC advises which companies are most frequently impersonated, how they’re impersonated, and more.

Impersonation scams cost US victims over a billion dollars last year
By Lewis Maddison published
A new report from the FTC shows the cost of spoofing scams, and the new methods cybercriminals are adopting.

Scammers are pretending to be FTC workers in order to steal money
By Sead Fadilpašić published
The FTC will never tell you to go to a Bitcoin ATM - and it won't ever offer a prize, so don't fall for these scams.

The FTC bans AI impersonations of individuals — and unveils greater powers to win stolen money back
By Lewis Maddison published
The Federal Trade Commission has said that individuals, not just business and government, will now be better protected from AI scams.

Microsoft claims Activision was already planning ‘significant’ layoffs before its acquisition, ‘consistent with broader trends in the gaming industry’
By Catherine Lewis published
Microsoft has stated that Activision was already planning layoffs before its merger.

FTC claims that Microsoft layoffs contradict ‘representations it made’ during the fight to acquire Activision
By Catherine Lewis published
The Federal Trade Commission claims that Microsoft's newly announced layoff plans contradict 'representations it made' during its fight to acquire Activision Blizzard.

FTC orders Blackbaud to delete data, up security practices following 2020 breach
By Sead Fadilpašić published
Blackbaud will have to tell all users what types of data it needs, and what it needs it for.
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