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  • Almost 90% of Americans feel safe online

    Users’ confidence does not match up with percentage of properly protected users. Research by StopBadware.org shows that 88% of Americans say they feel safe online, despite the current threats of phishing, spyware and other kinds of badware. Of survey participants who were under 30 – the generation that grew up with computers and the Internet…

  • FTC fines spammers over $2.5 million

    Drug pushers busted for phony claims and CAN-SPAM breaches. After a successful case brought by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), a pharmaceuticals firm and its head have been fined over $2.5 million and ordered to stop spamming and misrepresenting products. The company, Sili Neutraceuticals, and its boss Brian McDaid were found to have made…

  • FTC notes malicious spam on the rise

    FTC reports on a decade of spam fighting. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released a report reflecting on the ten years in which it has been involved in the fight against spam, detailing the findings of its ‘Spam Summit’ workshop held last summer, and proposing steps to be taken by stakeholders to mitigate…

  • Spammers and scammers in court

    Spammers required to pay $200,000; 419 scammers face prison sentence. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has settled a court case with a spamming advertising company. According to the FTC, Member Source Media used deceptive emails and online advertising to lure customers to its websites. The settlement requires Member Source Media to disclose all costs…

  • FTC demands more power against spyware

    Prosecutions and fines needed to deter badware makers. Representatives of the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the consumer protection body which has seen some success in the past in bringing spammers to justice, have called for greater powers to bring down makers of malicious spyware. At a spyware forum in Washington, D.C. earlier this week,…

  • Spyware maker Direct Revenue closes doors

    Notorious company forced out of business by legal actions. After numerous lawsuits and fines, adware and spyware maker Direct Revenue is no more. The firm behind a swathe of intrusive and malicious software products has ceased trading thanks to cases brought by New York State and the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) challenging its devious…

  • APWG and FTC combine to fight ID fraud

    Agencies join forces to release safety guidance documents. The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) and the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have pooled their resources and experience of combating identity theft and fraud, releasing two guidance documents with advice on avoiding the risk of phishing and ID crime. Released as part of a country-wide campaign currently…