Penalty Amount
$2,287,455
Consumers Affected
10,200,000
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong led a 44-attorney-general coalition settlement with Laboratory Corporation of America over the 2019 AMCA breach, which potentially exposed personal information of more than 27.5 million people, including 10.2 million Labcorp patients. Labcorp will pay $2,287,455 and implement enhanced vendor-risk management, information-security, and oversight measures.
Labcorp must pay $2,287,455 to the states, enhance its information security and vendor-risk management programs, minimize data shared with vendors, strengthen debt-collector contract and cybersecurity requirements, and have a third-party assessor conduct an information security assessment focused on vendor risk management.
Review vendor and business associate agreements—especially debt-collection and other vendors handling patient information—for clear security controls, limits on data shared and permitted uses, data segregation, and obligations to report vendor security events promptly. Confirm contracts grant audit and assessment rights, require evidence of ongoing compliance, support incident response and internal escalation, and allow termination for security non-compliance. Review customer-facing privacy notices and employee incident-response procedures for consistency with these vendor oversight commitments.
Entity
Laboratory Corporation of America
Industry
HealthcareOfficial Press Release
https://portal.ct.gov/ag/press-releases/2026-press-releases/attorney-general-tong-leads-multistate-settlement-with-labcorp
labcorp avc ct final.pdf?rev=ff8e9147b8fb47c0977a4e3859e7015
https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/ag/press_releases/2026/labcorp--avc-ct--final.pdf?rev=ff8e9147b8fb47c0977a4e3859e7015c&hash=90D7C95B9B86A1A1760411611541DCA4
Connecticut Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://portal.ct.gov/AG/Privacy/Privacy-Resources
"with the Laboratory Corporation of America (“Labcorp”)"
"Labcorp will make a payment of $2,287,455.00 to the states"
"HIPAA-covered entities have a duty to protect personal and protected health information"
"The AMCA breach potentially exposed the personal information of over 27.5 million individuals throughout the United States, including 10.2 million Labcorp patients"
"Hiring a Third-Party Assessor to perform an information security assessment with a focus on vendor risk management."
$2.3M
New York and a bipartisan coalition of 43 other attorneys general reached an agreement with Laboratory Corporation of America (Labcorp) following a 2019 breach at its debt-collection vendor, AMCA, that potentially exposed personal information of more than 27.5 million people. Labcorp will pay $2,287,455 to the states and implement extensive security and vendor-risk reforms.
$2.3M
Colorado and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general reached a $2,287,455 settlement with Laboratory Corporation of America over the 2019 data breach at its debt collector, American Medical Collection Agency. The settlement requires stronger vendor risk management and information security practices, with particular requirements for medical debt collectors.
$10.0M
A March 2023 breach exposed personal and protected health information belonging to more than 13.3 million people after hackers accessed the companies’ systems, including unencrypted files, and security alerts were not properly configured. The companies agreed to pay at least $300,000 in penalties, with up to $9.7 million more due if they fail to comply, and to implement extensive security, incident-response, and data-handling reforms.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and a 23-state coalition obtained a court ruling declaring unlawful federal immigration-enforcement conditions placed on Congressionally authorized public safety grants. The court permanently enjoined the federal government from implementing or enforcing those conditions; the release does not describe a privacy violation or monetary penalty.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong co-led a bipartisan coalition of 45 attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act. This was a legislative advocacy effort, not a new enforcement action; the release discusses prior investigations into platforms’ effects on children and a separate Meta settlement.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general and two governors in opposing proposed changes to the 2030 Census. The coalition argued the proposal would exclude people from the count, remove demographic questions, and replace the usual-residence standard; this was a comment-letter action, not a penalty or enforcement order.