AG Rosenblum Announces $52 Million National Data Breach Settlement with Marriott; $2.1 million to go to Oregon
Today Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced that a coalition of 50 states, led by Oregon along with eight other states, has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. over a massive 4-year long data breach of its Starwood system databases. The Federal Trade Commission, which has coordinated closely with the states, has reached a parallel settlement with Marriott…. View ArticlePosted in Media Release, News on October 9, 2024
AG Rosenblum Sues TikTok for Violating Oregon Consumer Protection Laws and Addicting Oregon’s Youth
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced today that Oregon is joining a bipartisan coalition of 14 state attorneys general in filing separate enforcement actions against TikTok for violations of state consumer protection laws. Oregon’s action, which will be filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court on Wednesday, alleges that TikTok exploits and harms young users and deceives the… View ArticlePosted in Media Release, News on October 8, 2024
‘I’ve got video of you’: New Blackmail Scam
A new scam that uses public images of people’s homes to attempt to trick them into sending scammers thousands of dollars in Bitcoin is hitting email inboxes across the state. DO NOT RESPOND!!! The emails say things like, “You’ve been treading on thin ice with your browsing habits” or “I’ve got footage of you doing… View Article
Posted in Consumer Protection, News, Scam Alert on September 27, 2024
Bipartisan coalition of attorneys general call for Congress to require surgeon general warnings on social media platforms
In a letter sent yesterday to Congress, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, who is also President of the National Association of Attorneys General ( NAAG), joined a broad, bipartisan coalition of 42 state attorneys general to urge lawmakers to pass legislation requiring a U.S. surgeon general warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. The letter comes… View ArticlePosted in Media Release, News on September 10, 2024
Media Advisory – Oregon AG Rosenblum to Host National Association of Attorneys General Summit in Portland
NAAG to Convene 2024 Presidential Initiative Summit in Portland, Oregon WHO: The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), the nonpartisan national forum for America’s state and territory attorneys general and their staff, invites members of the press to attend the public portions of its 2024 Presidential Initiative Summit: “America’s Youth: AGs Looking Out for the… View ArticlePosted in Media Release, News on September 4, 2024