ASUSTeK Computer, Inc., a company that sells wireless routers for home use, agreed to settle FTC charges that its home routers and cloud services were insecure and put people’s privacy at risk. According to the FTC’s complaint, ASUS routers had major security flaws that allowed hackers to harm people in several ways, including getting access to sensitive personal information — like tax documents — that people stored through cloud services. The FTC says the ASUS router update tool often indicated that software was current when it wasn’t, putting people’s home networks at risk. ASUS also pre-set weak default passwords on its routers.

On behalf of the FTC, the Department of Justice asked a federal court to permanently stop Francisco Salvat and three of his companies from making illegal robocalls that promised people energy savings. According to the complaint, Salvat and his companies called people whose numbers are on the Do Not Call Registry, and kept calling after people asked them to stop. Although the companies’ messages said things like “This is an urgent call about your energy bill,” people who pushed a number to get more information didn’t get energy help. They were transferred to Salvat’s telemarketers, who collected their names and sold them to solar installation companies as leads.

The FTC took action against Good EBusiness LLC, saying the company offered debt relief services to people struggling to pay off mortgages and student loans but didn’t deliver on its promises. The company promised to help homeowners lower payments, reduce mortgage interest rates, and avoid foreclosure. Good EBusiness told people with student loan debt it could lower their monthly payments, wipe out their debt, and remove wage garnishments. According to the FTC, people paid thousands in fees but didn’t get the promised debt relief.

The FTC took action against Stratford Career Institute for making misleading claims that its diploma program would help people get jobs or further their education. Stratford advertised its online high school equivalency program, saying “it’s never too late to get your diploma.” But, according to the FTC, people who enrolled and completed the program later learned from colleges and employers that Stratford’s diploma wasn’t equivalent to a traditional high school diploma, and wouldn’t be accepted.

The FTC preserved competition for vital generic drugs by requiring divestitures in three mergers. The orders covered ten generic drugs used to treat a variety of conditions, including bacterial infections and inflammation, as well as injectables used to treat chicken pox and epilepsy. According to the FTC, without the divestitures, prices for these products would likely go up after the mergers.

The FTC has a new video called Fraud Effects Every Community: Imposter Scams. The video talks about what happened when Maria Juarez got a phone call from someone claiming to be an attorney with a court order, and threatening her with arrest unless she settled an old debt. The video, in Spanish with subtitles in English, encourages people to talk about their own experiences and report fraud whenever they see it. Visit ftc.gov/everycommunity to watch the video.