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Federal Trade Commission
2 months ago
Privacy professionals

FTC Finalizes Order with Global Tel*Link Over Security Failures that Led to Breach of Sensitive Data

FTC finalized order with Global Tel*Link over data security issues
Order includes requirements for comprehensive data security program [ more ]
Ars Technica
6 months ago
Privacy professionals

Prison phone company leaked 600K users' data and didn't notify them, FTC says

Prison phone company Global Tel*Link leaked the personal information of nearly 650,000 users and failed to notify most of the users that their personal data was exposed.
The company agreed to a settlement that requires it to change its security practices and offer free credit monitoring and identity protection to affected users, but the settlement doesn't include a fine.
Global Tel*Link reconfigured the test environment to cut off public access after being notified by a security researcher, but the data was later found on the dark web. [ more ]
Ars Technica
6 months ago
Privacy professionals

Prison phone company leaked 600K users' data and didn't notify them, FTC says

Prison phone company Global Tel*Link leaked the personal information of nearly 650,000 users and failed to notify most of the users that their personal data was exposed.
The company agreed to a settlement that requires it to change its security practices and offer free credit monitoring and identity protection to affected users, but the settlement doesn't include a fine.
Global Tel*Link reconfigured the test environment to cut off public access after being notified by a security researcher, but the data was later found on the dark web. [ more ]
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