The Congressional act that created the Federal Trade Commission gave
that agency broad powers to punish companies engaged in "unfair and
deceptive practices." Today, a U.S. appeals court affirmed that sloppy cybersecurity falls under that umbrella.
The case involves data breaches at Wyndham Worldwide, which stored
customer payment card information in clear, readable text, and used
easily guessed passwords to access its important systems.
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