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For Release: November 17, 2004
Petco Settles FTC Charges

Security Flaws Allowed Hackers to Access Consumers’ Credit Card Information

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc., a national seller of pet food, supplies, and services, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that security flaws in its www.PETCO.com Web site violated privacy promises it made to its customers and violated federal law. More...

For Release: November 17, 2004
Bruce Hoffman Ends Tenure as FTC Bureau of Competition Deputy Director

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras announced today that D. Bruce Hoffman, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Competition, will be leaving the FTC effective November 24, 2004, and returning to private practice. More...

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 12:40 PM

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