FTC cracks down on education tech company after massive student data breach

The Federal Trade Commission took action against Illuminate Education on December 1, 2025, after the Wisconsin-based company suffered a massive data breach that exposed personal information of more than 10 million students. In late December 2021, a hacker used login Read More …

Equifax breach: Check for exposed data, get $125

Following a data breach exposing the social security numbers of millions, the credit bureau at fault will also spend millions to pay back those affected. Equifax, one of the three major credit reporting agencies, reached a $700 million settlement with Read More …

Meta will face antitrust trial over Instagram, WhatsApp acquisitions

Facebook owner Meta Platforms must face trial in a U.S. Federal Trade Commission lawsuit seeking its break-up over claims that it bought Instagram and WhatsApp to crush emerging competition in social media, a judge in Washington ruled on Wednesday. Judge Read More …

FTC warns companies to remediate Log4j security vulnerability

Log4j is a ubiquitous piece of software used to record activities in a wide range of systems found in consumer-facing products and services. Recently, a serious vulnerability in the popular Java logging package, Log4j (CVE-2021-44228) was disclosed, posing a severe Read More …