D-Link To Provide 20-Year Security Program To Settle FTC Suit Over Hacked Cameras

Mealey's (August 8, 2019, 1:41 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge on Aug. 6 approved an agreement between the Federal Trade Commission and a manufacturer of internet-connected video cameras, settling the commission’s misrepresentation claims related to the company’s security representations for its products, with the defendant agreeing to establish and maintain a 20-year comprehensive security program to address and correct its products’ security flaws (Federal Trade Commission v. D-Link Systems Inc., No. 3:17-cv-00039, N.D. Calif.)....