Cybersecurity engineering under the Federal Trade CommissionHelp Net Security·Dec 1, 00:00 UTC · Dec 1, 2022Data breach57
FTC wants a new, segregated software system to police deepfake pornCyberScoop·May 16, 16:48 UTC · May 16, 2025Policy & legal30
Uber agrees to new FTC settlement over 2016 data breachSecurity Affairs·Apr 13, 07:41 UTC · Apr 13, 2018Data breach57
Feds' spending on facial recognition tech expands, despite privacy concernsCyberScoop·Jan 10, 15:01 UTC · Jan 10, 2022Malware42
Top Women in Cybersecurity: Whitney MerrillCyberScoop·Mar 16, 10:00 UTC · Mar 16, 2017Exploit / PoC in the wild60
Top tech critic Lina Khan named FTC chairCyberScoop·Jun 15, 21:15 UTC · Jun 15, 2021Policy & legal in the wild60
FTC warns tech companies not to weaken encryption, free speech practices for foreign governmentsCyberScoop·Aug 21, 18:12 UTC · Aug 21, 2025Policy & legal in the wild60
FTC reaches record $520 million settlement with Epic GamesCyberScoop·Dec 19, 20:45 UTC · Dec 19, 2022Policy & legal in the wild60
The FTC’s AI portfolio is about to get biggerCyberScoop·Apr 20, 21:00 UTC · Apr 20, 2026Policy & legal in the wild60
Here’s how the FTC plans to enforce the Take It Down ActCyberScoop·May 15, 19:54 UTC · May 15, 2026Policy & legal in the wild60
Former Twitter executives: Privacy and security practices deteriorated under MuskCyberScoop·Sep 12, 19:48 UTC · Sep 12, 2023Exploit / PoC in the wild60
Undressed victims file class action lawsuit against xAI for Grok deepfakesCyberScoop·Jan 28, 21:27 UTC · Jan 28, 2026Policy & legal in the wild60
FTC fines Facebook $5B and obliges it to adopt a new privacy frameworkSecurity Affairs·Jul 25, 08:04 UTC · Jul 25, 2019Policy & legal30
FTC warns legal action against businesses who fail to mitigate Log4J attacksSecurity Affairs·Jan 5, 14:51 UTC · Jan 5, 2022Policy & legalCVE-2021-4422860
FTC approves a record $5 billion settlement with Facebook over Cambridge Analytica scandalSecurity Affairs·Jul 13, 14:43 UTC · Jul 13, 2019Policy & legal30
FTC says popular fertility app gave advertisers pregnancy data without permissionCyberScoop·May 18, 18:52 UTC · May 18, 2023Policy & legal in the wild60
WSJ says Equifax to Pay $700 million settlement for 2017 breachSecurity Affairs·Jul 22, 13:22 UTC · Jul 22, 2019Data breachCVE-2017-563860
Financial deepfake scams targeted in bipartisan Senate billCyberScoop·Jun 20, 20:05 UTC · Jun 20, 2025Phishing & fraud in the wild60
Biden pushes to strengthen children's privacy in State of the Union addressCyberScoop·Mar 2, 12:42 UTC · Mar 2, 2022Exploit / PoC in the wild60
House passes legislation to criminalize nonconsensual deepfakesCyberScoop·Apr 29, 14:48 UTC · Apr 29, 2025Policy & legal in the wild60
FTC sues data broker over selling location data that can reveal abortion clinic visitsCyberScoop·Aug 29, 19:18 UTC · Aug 29, 2022Policy & legal in the wild60
FTC chief: Ransomware is the most profitable malware ever devisedCyberScoop·Sep 7, 16:30 UTC · Sep 7, 2016Ransomware in the wild60
Western Union agreed to pay $586 Million to settle fraud chargesSecurity Affairs·Jan 23, 06:06 UTC · Jan 23, 2017Phishing & fraud42
Week in review: Log4Shell lingers, NIS2 directive adopted, LastPass breached (again)Help Net Security·Dec 4, 00:00 UTC · Dec 4, 2022Data breach in the wildCVE-2021-3558760
Should There Be Limits on Persuasive Technologies?Schneier on Security·May 30, 12:28 UTC · May 30, 2024Vulnerability30
Court rules ‘fired’ FTC commissioners be reinstated — againCyberScoop·Sep 3, 15:16 UTC · Sep 3, 2025Policy & legal in the wild60
Trump's New FCC Chairman Lets ISPs Sell Your Private Data Without Your ConsentThe Hacker News·Mar 3, 07:41 UTC · Mar 3, 2017Policy & legal30
FTC faces pressure from Twitter, Republicans over privacy investigationCyberScoop·Jul 13, 20:58 UTC · Jul 13, 2023Policy & legal in the wild60
Pornhub Will Pay $5 Million Over Allegations of Hosting Child Sexual Abuse Material404 Media·Sep 3, 16:03 UTC · Sep 3, 2025Policy & legal30
FTC shares guidance for small businesses to prevent ransomware attacksSecurity Affairs·Nov 14, 17:44 UTC · Nov 14, 2021Ransomware57
Sprint revealed that hackers compromised some customer accounts via Samsung siteSecurity Affairs·Jul 16, 21:27 UTC · Jul 16, 2019Data breach57
FTC settles with OpenX Technologies for $2 million for allegedly violating children's privacy lawCyberScoop·Dec 16, 15:13 UTC · Dec 16, 2021Policy & legal in the wild60
FBI says ‘ongoing’ deepfake impersonation of U.S. gov officials dates back to 2023CyberScoop·Dec 19, 20:46 UTC · Dec 19, 2025Exploit / PoC in the wild60
Popular smart toys violate children's privacy rights?Help Net Security·May 27, 12:35 UTC · May 27, 2020Policy & legal30
Senate scrutiny on Twitter heats up after whistleblower complaintCyberScoop·Aug 25, 15:06 UTC · Aug 25, 2022Exploit / PoC in the wild60
FTC will explore new privacy rules to protect consumers from 'hackers and data thieves'CyberScoop·Aug 11, 19:07 UTC · Aug 11, 2022Policy & legal in the wild60
FTC pushed from Hill on hacking of smart toys, kids' privacyCyberScoop·May 22, 22:13 UTC · May 22, 2017Policy & legal in the wild60
Former FTC lawyer: Expect fewer data breach and privacy cases under OhlhausenCyberScoop·Jul 31, 15:03 UTC · Jul 31, 2017Data breach in the wild60
EU issues €120 million fine to Elon Musk’s X under rules to tackle disinformationThe Record·Dec 5, 14:08 UTC · Dec 5, 2025Threat actor60