consumer protection

AG WARNS CT CONSUMERS AGAINST UNREGULATED CRYPTO

ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG WARNS CONNECTICUT CONSUMERS AGAINST UNREGULATED OVERSEAS DECENTRALIIZED FINANCE (DEFI) CRYPTO EXCHANGES (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today issued a comprehensive consumer alert warning Connecticut residents about the significant financial and security risks associated with unregulated, offshore "decentralized finance" (DeFi) cryptocurrency exchanges. Operating outside of state and federal regulatory frameworks, these platforms, including GMX, Gains Network, dYdX, Aevo, Drift Protocol, Vertex Protocol, and Hyperliquid, bypass critical consumer protections and expose retail investors to substantial financial losses, predatory leverage, and serious security risks. "These platforms are built to lure investors in with promises of easy access and bigger returns. What they don't advertise is that if something goes wrong, investors will be stranded with little to no…

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Stratford Police Warn Residents About Bank Impersonation Scam

The Stratford Police Department is warning residents about a bank impersonation scam that has recently targeted local residents and caused substantial financial losses. Scammers contact victims while posing as representatives from their bank. They often use spoofed phone numbers that appear to be legitimate bank numbers and may have personal information, account details or knowledge of recent transactions, making the call seem legitimate. The scammer creates a sense of urgency by claiming your account has been compromised, involved in fraud or linked to criminal activity. They then instruct victims to withdraw money from their accounts and send it through wire transfers, cash apps, cryptocurrency, gift cards or other methods. Within the past month alone, residents have lost hundreds of thousands…

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Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announcing support for genetic privacy legislation following a major data breach.

ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG SUBMITS TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF GENETIC PRIVACY LEGISLATION

(Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong today submitted testimony in support of An Act Concerning Direct to Consumer Genetic Testing, legislation proposed by his office to give Connecticut residents exclusive control over their DNA and genetic data. The proposed legislation draws lessons from Attorney General Tong’s investigation into the theft of genetic information from 23andMe and the company’s subsequent bankruptcy. The company had gathered the DNA of over 15 million people before a threat actor stole records from over six million 23andMe customers. Bad actors used that genetic data to target people of Jewish and Chinese descent, to threaten disclosure of genetic ancestry information of celebrities and world leaders, to create applications to block visitors to websites based on race and ethnic origin, and…

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