Certain Acer Computers

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing Acer computers with AMD Ryzen or Athlon processors with firmware TPM modules

Lenovo Legion Desktop Computers

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that computers will reliably function for games, graphic design, and other everyday uses when they freeze and crash due to a defect

Lenovo’s Flex 5, Yoga 520, and Yoga 730 Laptop Computers

Data Transfer Rates of HP Desktop Computers

Lenovo Laptops and Desktop Computers

Allegations: Deceptively advertising discounts from artificially inflated original prices

Maingear

“Significant imported content” means computers can’t be marketed as “Built in the USA.”

Are You Infected?

Cyber bandits hijacked more than 4 million computers in an Internet ad fraud scheme before the FBI took them down in November 2011. The massive Estonian-run botnet that had infected…

Logitech Video Home Security Systems

Allegations: Misleadingly representing that its security systems would provide reliable home security and consumers would be able to view videos on their computers, smartphones, and tablets when the security systems…

Truth in Cat-vertising

Why are there so many cats in ads now, anyway?

Tech Support Scam

A reader describes her experience with a recent suspicious call. We just got a call on our home number from a man with an Indian or similar accent claiming to…

Subscriptions to Hulu

FTC Actions against Payment Processors

A review of lawsuits the FTC has filed against companies and individuals that process credit and debit card transactions.

iYogi’s Computer Support Services

Feds Force Shut Down of Bitcoin Mining Company

Consumers never received costly machines advertised as helping them obtain the virtual currency.

Oh, Verizon

Navigating the minefield of wireless customer service.

Lenovo Legion T5 28IMB05 Desktop Computer

Allegations: Falsely representing that computers will function reliably and run smoothly when they frequently freeze and crash

Hard Drives from Western Digital Corp.

Allegations: Failing to disclose that certain hard drives use SMR technology resulting in slower performance and inferior stability compared to devices that use CMR technology

CPUs from Intel Corp.

Nuvega Lash

Bitclub Network

Thinking about joining a bitcoin mining pool? Don’t pack up the covered wagon just yet — it may not be legal where you live.