The FTC has fined Amazon $2.25 million after the agency determined the company refused to supply identity theft victims with records of fraudulent purchases, violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The settlement obliges Amazon to strengthen its handling of such customer requests.
The complaint describes how victims who reached out for help reportedly entered a Kafkaesque sequence in which agents demanded the name of the account creator before releasing any records.
https://x.com/FTC/status/2071962046250271075
Amazon allegedly kept the victim’s credit card linked to the thief’s account.
Tap a lens to see what this story means for you.
Reader-supported · The Brief
Liked this? The Brief brings you the whole day in tech, verified, every morning. Two minutes, free forever.
See what’s happening right now
The Feed runs all day — short, verified briefs the moment they break.
Open the FeedFollow @thecircuitry_
Every story we publish, as it happens. No noise between.
Reader-supported
The Circuitry is a passion project I've always wanted to build, and I love the work behind it.
Running it costs real money. APIs, hosting, time. To keep improving the site and growing this into something useful for everyone, those costs have to be covered.
Any contribution is appreciated. If not, no pressure. Thanks for reading.
Google released Gemini 3.7 Flash with enhanced capabilities in coding, web development, document analysis and automated agent execution while cutting token prices by 50% through the end of the year. The model is now live in 160 countries and powers the Gemini Spark agent exclusively for AI Pro and Ultra subscribers.
Apple has placed the iPhone X and the 2018 15-inch MacBook Pro on its obsolete products list, ending eligibility for hardware repairs at Apple and authorized providers. The move follows the company's seven-year policy after it stopped distributing the devices, with iOS 16 having been the last major iOS version for the iPhone X.
IBM Db2 versions 11.5.0–11.5.9 and 12.1.0–12.1.5 allow privilege escalation through a specially crafted query. CVE-2026-10543 carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.2 high, stems from improper authorization (CWE-285), and was published August 12, 2026. An IBM advisory is available.
