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FTC Obtains Multi-Million Dollar Judgments Against Alleged Fake Malware Tech Support Companies and Their Owners

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The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York recently issued default judgments in six separate actions in favor of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) against fourteen corporate defendants and fourteen individual defendants that allegedly operated tech support scams out of India. The judgments follow extensive litigation and earlier settlements with other […]

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FTC Targets Online Advertising Industry

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This week, Associate Director Maneesha Mithal of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, detailing the FTC’s renewed focus on the online advertising industry.  Specifically, the Associate Director made clear that the FTC is now aggressively targeting issues relating to privacy, spyware/malware and data security.  

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Alleged Fake Malware Tech Support Defendant Settles with FTC

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After over a year of litigation against fourteen businesses and seventeen individuals, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently entered into a settlement with one of the individual defendants in an alleged tech support scheme that targeted consumers with fake malware scams. According to the FTC, the alleged scheme involved telemarketers contacting consumers by phone, pretending

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