FTC Goes Undercover Against Fake Antivirus Companies - Slashdot
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FTC Goes Undercover Against Fake Antivirus Companies (404media.co) 2
Posted by msmash
on Friday March 15, 2024 @06:10PM from the housecleaning dept.The move is the latest from the FTC in a series of actions in the privacy and cybersecurity space. In January, the FTC banned a data broker called X-Mode from selling sensitive location data after I revealed it was harvesting location data from Muslim prayer and dating apps. In this case, the FTC says it went "undercover" against the two related companies, called Restoro and Reimage, to buy the deceiving software and have phone calls with company representatives. "Since at least January 2018, Defendants have operated a tech support scheme that has bilked tens of millions of dollars from consumers, particularly older consumers," the FTC's complaint reads. The complaint is seeking a permanent injunction against the two companies as well as monetary relief.
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