Throw Out The Scams (But Not Your Economic Impact Payment Debit Card)!

An important message from Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum: Attorney General Rosenblum wants you to know that if you receive a white envelope in the mail with a U.S. Treasury Department seal in the upper left window and these words in red on the front: “Not a bill or an advertisement. Important information about your… View Article

Posted in Consumer Protection, News on January 28, 2021

AG Rosenblum Sues to Save National Archives

Oregon Joins Coalition Opposing Move That Would Effectively End Regional Access to Irreplaceable Records Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has filed a lawsuit against the federal government for illegally proceeding with the sale of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) building in Seattle. Oregon joined a broad coalition to stop the federal government from shipping… View Article

Posted in Media Release, News on January 5, 2021

Oregon Announces CafePress and Home Depot Data Breach Settlements

Cybersecurity Takes the Spotlight As Consumers Take Shopping Online Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today announced a settlement with the online retailer CafePress to resolve findings from an investigation into a massive data breach. The 2019 incident exposed the personal information of 22 million CafePress customers, including the usernames and passwords of 205,865 Oregonians and… View Article

Posted in Consumer Protection, Media Release, Privacy on December 18, 2020

Oregon Joins Coalition Arguing for Federal Regulation of Deadly Ghost Guns

19 Attorneys General Say the Proliferation of Untraceable Firearms Endangers the Public and Impedes Criminal Investigations and Prosecutions Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general urging a federal court to compel the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to properly regulate untraceable, partially-assembled “ghost guns.” In an… View Article

Posted in Media Release on December 17, 2020

Oregon Joins Multistate Lawsuit Challenging Google’s Monopoly

Bipartisan Coalition of 38 Attorneys General Allege Google Illegally Stifles Competition Attorney General Rosenblum today joined a bipartisan coalition of 38 attorneys general in suing Google LLC for anticompetitive conduct in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act. The states allege that Google illegally maintains its monopoly power over general search engines and related… View Article

Posted in Media Release on December 17, 2020