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Office Depot, Inc. and its tech support software provider Support.com, Inc., settled Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission allegations that the two companies tricked customers into buying millions of dollars' worth of computer repair and technical services by deceptively claiming their software had found malware on the customers' computers. 

InfoTrax, L.C. settled Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission allegations that the company failed to put in place reasonable security safeguards, allowing a hacker to access the personal information of more than a million consumers. 

LifeLock paid $100 million to settle Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission contempt charges that it violated the terms of a 2010 federal court order that requires the company to secure consumers' personal information and prohibits the company from deceptive advertising. 

LightYear Dealer Technologies, LLC settled Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission allegations that the auto dealer software provider failed to take reasonable steps to secure consumers' data, leading to a breach that exposed the personal information of millions of consumers. 

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission filed a complaint against medical testing laboratory LabMD, Inc. alleging that the company failed to reasonably protect the security of consumers’ personal data, including medical information.

Equifax, Inc. agreed to pay at least $575 million, and potentially up to $700 million, as part of a global settlement with the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and 50 U.S. states and territories to settle allegations that the credit reporting company's failed to take reasonable steps to secure its network. 

D-Link Systems, Inc., agreed to implement a comprehensive software security program in order to settle Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission allegations over misrepresentations that the company took reasonable steps to secure its wireless routers and Internet-connected cameras. 

James V. Grago, Jr. online rewards website ClixSense.com settled allegations from the Fewill be required to implement a comprehensive information security program before collecting personal information as part of a final settlement with the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission related to allegations that he failed to take reasonable steps to protect personal data.