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FTC sues H&R Block over deceptive ‘free’ online filing ads

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued tax preparation giant H&R Block over the company’s deceptive “free” online filing advertising and for pressuring people into overpaying for its services. […]

07 Feb

Denmark orders schools to stop sending student data to Google

The Danish data protection authority (Datatilsynet) has issued an injunction regarding student data being funneled to Google through the use of Chromebooks and Google Workspace services in the country’s schools. […]

02 Feb

BTC-e server admin indicted for laundering ransom payments, stolen crypto

Aliaksandr Klimenka, a Belarusian and Cypriot national, has been indicted in the U.S. for his involvement in an international cybercrime money laundering operation. […]

02 Feb

Interpol operation Synergia takes down 1,300 servers used for cybercrime

An international law enforcement operation code-named ‘Synergia’ has taken down over 1,300 command and control servers used in ransomware, phishing, and malware campaigns. […]

31 Jan

Police seize record 50,000 Bitcoin from now-defunct piracy site

The police in Saxony, eastern Germany, have seized 50,000 Bitcoin from the former operator of the pirate site movie2k.to through a voluntary deposit to a state-controlled wallet. […]

20 Jan

Court charges dev with hacking after cybersecurity issue disclosure

A German court has charged a programmer investigating an IT problem with hacking and fined them €3,000 ($3,265) for what it deemed was unauthorized access to external computer systems and spying on data. […]

19 Jan

FTC bans one more data broker from selling your location info

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to target data brokers, this time in a settlement with InMarket Media, which bans the company from selling Americans’ precise location data. […]

15 Jan

US court docs expose fake antivirus renewal phishing tactics

In a seizure warrant application, the U.S. Secret Service sheds light on how threat actors stole $34,000 using fake antivirus renewal subscription emails. […]

03 Jan

PornHub blocks North Carolina, Montana over new age verification laws

Adult media giant Aylo has blocked access to many of its websites, including PornHub, to visitors from Montana and North Carolina as new age verifications laws go into effect. […]

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