On December 17, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a press release announcing that it is taking action against Illusory Systems, Inc. “for failing to implement adequate data security ...

The Federal Trade Commission recently penalized a telehealth provider for promoting weight-loss programs tied to GLP-1 ...

A week after settling a lawsuit with rental property management company Greystar, it appears the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) involvement in the rental property management space is not waning. On ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued an alert about task scams that start on social media, offering quick money for completing tasks like product boosting online. These scams usually begin ...

Lesley Fair, senior attorney of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission, laid out four steps consumers interested in purchasing at-home genetic test kits should take to ...

The Federal Trade Commission has issued a final rule requiring certain Web-based businesses to notify consumers when the security of their electronic health information is breached. Congress directed ...

The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly investigating various direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies, including market giants 23andMe and Ancestry.com, over concerns related to data sharing ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. The report highlights a dramatic increase in the number of older adults reporting losses of over $100,000 to scams ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reported an increase in job and text scams across the United States in 2025. According to FTC data, over 235,000 text message scams have been reported in the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has issued an injunction preventing the Trump administration’s Federal Trade Commission from investigating Media Matters for America, the liberal media watchdog group ...