Match Group Agrees to Pay $14 Million, Permanently Stop Deceptive Advertising, Cancellation, and Billing Practices to Resolve FTC Charges

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FTC says online dating service misled users about “guarantees,” made it difficult for consumers to cancel, and unfairly retaliated against consumers who initiated failed chargebacks Match Group, Inc., and Match Group, LLC (Match), the owners and operators of online dating services Match.com, OkCupid, PlentyOfFish, The League, and other dating sites, have agreed to pay $14 … Read more

Three Defendants in the IM Mastery Academy Scheme Agree to Pay $2.5 Million to Settle FTC Allegations

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The FTC and the State of Nevada allege the scheme used false or baseless earnings claims to sell financial training programs and a multi-level-marketing business venture Three of the defendants involved in the IM Mastery Academy scheme will pay $2.5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that they used false or baseless earnings claims … Read more

Assurance IQ and MediaAlpha to Pay a Total of $145 Million to Settle FTC Charges That They Misled Consumers Seeking Health Insurance

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Companies also will be prohibited from misrepresenting healthcare products as part of separate proposed orders with the FTC Assurance IQ, LLC and MediaAlpha, Inc. will pay a total of $145 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misled millions of consumers seeking to buy comprehensive health insurance.View Press Release

FTC Data Show a More Than Four-Fold Increase in Reports of Impersonation Scammers Stealing Tens and Even Hundreds of Thousands from Older Adults

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In 2024, adults 60 and over reported losing millions to scammers pretending to be from trusted government agencies, businesses New analysis from the Federal Trade Commission shows a more than four-fold increase since 2020 in reports from older adults who say they lost $10,000 or more—sometimes their entire life savings—to scammers who impersonate trusted government … Read more

FTC Challenges Anticompetitive Medical Device Deal

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Edwards Lifesciences’ acquisition of JenaValve threatens to disrupt competition for revolutionary heart condition device, the FTC alleges The Federal Trade Commission today moved to block medical device supplier Edwards Lifesciences Corp.’s (Edwards) proposed acquisition of JenaValve Technology, Inc. (JenaValve) due to concerns that the acquisition would limit patient access to lifesaving medical devices used to … Read more

Let’s get Digital! Updated Digital Identity Guidelines are Here!

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Today is the day! Digital Identity Guidelines, Revision 4 is finally here…it’s been an exciting journey and NIST is honored to be a part of it. What can we expect? Serving as a culmination of a nearly four-year collaborative process that included foundational research, two public drafts, and about 6,000 individual comments from the public, … Read more

Reflections from the First Cyber AI Profile Workshop

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Thank you to everyone who participated in the Cyber AI Profile Workshop NIST hosted this past April! This work intends to support the cybersecurity and AI communities — and the input you provided during this workshop is critical. We are working to publish a Workshop Summary that captures themes and highlights from the event. In … Read more