Approximately a year after filing an amended complaint and three months after settling with a group of co-defendants, the Federal Trade Commission and Florida Attorney General have filed papers seeking entry of agreed permanent injunctions and monetary judgments against a second group of co-defendants involved in an alleged nationwide debt relief telemarketing scam. The
Responding to a Data Breach: The FTC’s Guide
The FTC issued a new video and updated guide for businesses on how to respond to a data breach. The three steps identified in the guide and discussed in the video are:
- Secure your operations – This step focuses on preventing further attacks due to the same vulnerabilities.
- Mobilize your breach response team
- Engage a
FTC Issues Comments on NHTSA’s Federal Automated Vehicles Policy
On November 21, the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection of the Federal Trade Commission commented on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Federal Automated Vehicles Policy. The Director opened the comment with a brief review of the FTC’s focus on privacy and security efforts related to connected devices and the Internet of
Consumers Duped by Telemarketing Debt Collection Scheme Will Soon See Refund Payment
The Federal Trade Commission has begun mailing checks totaling over $830,000 to almost 3,500 consumers who fell victim to a telemarketing debt collection scheme targeting Spanish-speaking consumers for payment of bogus debts. Centro Natural Corp, Sumore LLC, and several individuals operated a telemarketing debt collection scam that used international callers who claimed to be government
Join Us on December 14 for a Webinar on Impact of Trump Administration for Banking & Financial Services Industry
Join Troutman Sanders Partners Ashley L. Taylor, Jr., Alan D. Wingfield and Mary C. Zinsner for a complimentary webinar to discuss likely impact points for the banking and financial services industry when President-Elect Donald Trump begins his administration in January 2017.
Specific topics of discussion include the potential repeal in whole or part of the
FTC to Host Identity Theft Conference
On May 24, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission will host an all-day conference in Washington, D.C., examining the state of identity theft and how it may evolve in the future. The conference, titled “Planning for the Future,” corresponds to the ten-year anniversary of the creation of the Identity Theft Task Force, which is co-chaired by
FTC Secures Temporary Injunction Against “Tech Support” Companies
The FTC has filed a complaint and secured a temporary injunction against five companies and their owners, alleging use of deceptive practices to trick consumers into purchasing unneeded technology services for their computers.
As detailed in the complaint, the FTC alleges that the scheme worked as follows: a pop-up ad would appear on a consumer’s
Investigation of Ashley Madison by FTC and State AGs Ends in Settlement Agreement
On December 14, the FTC, along with a coalition of 13 states and the District of Columbia, entered into a settlement agreement with Ashley Madison over allegations that the online dating site deceived consumers and failed to protect 36 million users’ account and profile information in relation to a massive July 2015 data breach.
Join Us at ACI’s 20th Advanced Global Legal and Compliance Forum on Privacy & Security of Consumer and Employee Information
We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partner Ron Raether will be a featured speaker at the American Conference Institute’s 20th Advanced Global Legal and Compliance Forum on Privacy & Security of Consumer and Employee Information, taking place October 13-14 in San Francisco.
Ron will participate on a panel entitled “Big Data in
LendUp to Pay $6.3M in CFPB-California Deal
On September 27, LendUp, an online payday lending company based in San Francisco, entered into a Consent Order with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the California Department of Business Oversight over allegations that LendUp violated the Consumer Financial Protection Act and Regulation Z of the Truth In Lending Act by