Federal and state enforcement actions involving security failure violations, tracked from official government sources.
733
Total Actions
$1.2B
Total Fines
7
Jurisdictions
Environmental enforcement action where Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, along with a coalition of states and cities, filed a lawsuit challenging the EPA's unlawful rescission of the 2009 Endangerment Finding on greenhouse gas emissions. The challenge argues that the rescission ignores scientific evidence and legal precedent, threatening public health and environmental protections.
Privacy enforcement action where Oregon AG and a coalition of 16 other states sue the Trump Administration to stop the Department of Education's new IPEDS data reporting requirements, arguing they jeopardize student privacy, lack proper definitions, and risk data errors and identification.
Consumer protection case involving theft of charitable funds. Former Alberta Main Street president Devon T. Horace pleaded no contest to theft and falsifying business records, paid $85,080.95 in restitution, and was sentenced to probation and community service.
BMG of Kansas, Inc. (Health Plan, KS) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 1,327 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Manhattan Retirement Foundation d/b/a Meadowlark Hills (Healthcare Provider, KS) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 14,442 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
AltaMed Health Services Corporation (Healthcare Provider, CA) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 501 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Couve Healthcare Consulting, LLC DBA Evergreen Healthcare Group (Business Associate, WA) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 11,795 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Electronic Medical Record.
QualDerm Partners, LLC (Healthcare Provider, TN) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 3,117,874 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Option Care Health, Inc. (Healthcare Provider, IL) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 2,086 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Email.
The Center for Advanced Eye Care (Healthcare Provider, ME) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 9,300 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server, Other.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Temu (PDD Holdings, Inc. and WhaleCo Inc.) for deceptive marketing practices and illegally harvesting Texans' personal data, which was then exposed to the Chinese Communist Party. The suit seeks monetary damages under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, with potential penalties of up to $10,000 per violation and higher for seniors. This is part of a broader effort to hold CCP-aligned companies accountable.
VNS Behavioral Health Inc. (“VNS Health”) (Healthcare Provider, NY) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 739 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Email.
Emanuel Medical Center (Healthcare Provider, GA) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 28,963 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against TP-Link Systems Inc. for deceptively marketing its networking devices and enabling the Chinese Communist Party to access American consumers' devices. The lawsuit alleges that TP Link's products have been used by PRC state-sponsored hackers and that the company is subject to Chinese laws requiring data disclosure. This is part of a coordinated effort to hold China-aligned companies accountable under Texas law.
Easterseals Northeast Indiana (Healthcare Provider, IN) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 3,158 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Civil rights enforcement action where Oregon Attorney General submitted evidence supporting a lawsuit against federal agents for excessive use of force and First Amendment violations during protests at the Portland ICE building. The AG urges the court to issue a preliminary injunction to stop unlawful crowd-control measures.
44North (Business Associate, MI) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 2,158 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Desktop Computer.
Wee Care Pediatrics, LLC (Healthcare Provider, UT) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 2,127 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Cedar Valley Services (Healthcare Provider, MN) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 501 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Resource Corporation of America (Business Associate, TX) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 501 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Academic Urology & Urogynecology of Arizona (Healthcare Provider, AZ) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 73,281 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
VPS Medical PLLC (Healthcare Provider, PA) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 4,600 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
National Association on Drug Abuse Problems (Healthcare Provider, NY) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 90,000 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Cedar Point Health, LLC (Healthcare Provider, CO) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 23,114 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Alexes Hazen MD, PLLC (Healthcare Provider, NY) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 500 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Email, Network Server.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued Civil Investigative Demands to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas and Conduent Business Services LLC to investigate a data breach that exposed the protected health information of approximately four million Texans. The breach occurred from October 21, 2024, to January 13, 2025, and is considered the largest in U.S. history. The investigation focuses on compliance with Texas data protection laws and potential negligence.
University Spine Center (Healthcare Provider, NJ) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 582 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server, Other.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued Civil Investigative Demands to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas and Conduent Business Services LLC as part of an investigation into a massive data breach at Conduent that exposed the protected health information of approximately four million Texans. The breach occurred between October 21, 2024 and January 13, 2025, affecting Texas Medicaid recipients and other residents. The AG's office is investigating the security failures and compliance with Texas law.
First Choice Community Home Care, Inc. (Healthcare Provider, TX) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 725 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc. (Business Associate, TN) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 1,670 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Five Star Home Health, Inc. (Healthcare Provider, OK) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 1,575 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
ApolloMD Business Services, LLC (Business Associate, GA) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 626,540 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Houston Health Department (Healthcare Provider, TX) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 7,445 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Carolina Foot & Ankle Associates (Healthcare Provider, NC) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 501 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Wendy Foster OD (Healthcare Provider, KS) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 20,000 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Counseling Center of Wayne & Holmes Counties (Healthcare Provider, OH) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 83,354 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Adapt Integrated Health Care (Healthcare Provider, OR) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 2,908 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Marin Cancer Care (Healthcare Provider, CA) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 501 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Cottage Hospital (Healthcare Provider, NH) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 1,005 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
TriZetto Provider Solutions (Business Associate, MO) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 3,433,965 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Apex Spine & Neurosurgery, LLC (Healthcare Provider, GA) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 2,500 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Triad Radiology Associates (Healthcare Provider, NC) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 11,011 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Email.
EDGAR A MARTORELL MD LLC (Healthcare Provider, FL) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 1,107 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
WIRX Pharmacy (Healthcare Provider, PA) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 20,047 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Issaqueena Pediatric Dentistry PA (Healthcare Provider, SC) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 501 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Personalis, Inc. (Healthcare Provider, CA) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 650 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Email.
EyeCare Partners, LLC, including The Ophthalmology Group, Ophthalmology Consultants, and Ophthalmology Associates. (Healthcare Provider, MO) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 17,110 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Email.
Pafford Medical Services (Healthcare Provider, AR) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 1,000 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Mindoula Health, Inc. (Business Associate, MD) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 626 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Email.
BAYADA Home Health Care, Inc. (Healthcare Provider, NJ) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 9,526 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Wakefield & Associates, LLC (Business Associate, TN) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 31,751 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Massachusetts Attorney General secured a $515,000 settlement with Comstar, LLC for a March 2022 data breach that exposed sensitive patient information of over 326,000 Massachusetts residents. Comstar violated Massachusetts Data Security regulations and HIPAA by failing to maintain adequate security measures. The settlement includes monetary payment and mandated security improvements.
$515K
Comstar, LLC, an ambulance billing vendor, suffered a data breach in March 2022 that exposed sensitive patient information, including Social Security numbers and medical records, of over 349,000 residents in Connecticut and Massachusetts. The settlement requires Comstar to pay $515,000 and implement enhanced security measures such as phishing protection and annual security assessments.
$515K
Clinic Service Corporation (Business Associate, CO) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 82,331 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
WindRose Health Network (Healthcare Provider, IN) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 691 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Pecan Tree Dental, PLLC (Healthcare Provider, TX) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 13,300 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Precipio, Inc. (Healthcare Provider, CT) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 501 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Jefferson-Blount-St. Clair Mental Health Authority (Healthcare Provider, AL) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 30,434 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
True RCM, a Rapid Care Transcription, Inc., Company (Business Associate, MD) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 1,247 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Desktop Computer.
Middlesex Sheriff's Office (Healthcare Provider, MA) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 501 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Central Texas MHMR Center dba Center for Life Resource (Healthcare Provider, TX) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 501 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Benton County Health (Healthcare Provider, OR) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 1,476 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Superior Care Plus LLC d/b/a Supportive Home Health LLC (Healthcare Provider, OH) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 1,415 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Email.
360 Dental PC (Healthcare Provider, PA) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 11,273 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund d/b/a Tulane University Medical Group (Healthcare Provider, LA) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 6,556 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Email.
Southern Immediate Care, LLC (Healthcare Provider, AL) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 7,447 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Email.
Consumer fraud case where the FTC and Florida shut down RivX for deceiving consumers with false trucking investment opportunities. The court entered an $8.39 million judgment and banned the defendants from business opportunities. This protects consumers from business opportunity scams.
$8.4M
Florence County Commission on Alcohol & Drug Abuse – dba Circle Park Behavioral Health Services (“Circle Park”) (Healthcare Provider, SC) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 7,020 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Email.
The FTC filed a motion in federal court seeking to hold payment processor Cliq, Inc. and its operators in contempt for systematically violating a 2015 consent order. The defendants are accused of processing payments for high-risk and prohibited merchants, failing to screen for deceptive practices, and facilitating fraud avoidance tactics. The FTC is requesting at least $52.9 million in consumer relief, a permanent ban on the individuals from payment processing, and appointment of a receiver.
$52.9M
FullBeauty Brands, Inc. Associate Benefits Plan (Health Plan, NY) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 4,725 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Avosina Healthcare Solutions (Business Associate, VA) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 44,425 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Central Ozarks Medical Center (Healthcare Provider, MO) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 11,818 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
The Center for Neuropsychology and Learning, PC (Healthcare Provider, MI) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 3,722 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
ABKSW PREFERRED HEALTH PARTNERS, PLLC d/b/a NORTH TEXAS PREFERRED HEALTH PARTNERS (Healthcare Provider, TX) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 2,074 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Devereux Foundation (Healthcare Provider, PA) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 501 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Civil rights investigation by the Oregon Attorney General into an incident where federal agents shot two people in Portland, examining whether officers acted outside lawful authority and addressing concerns about a pattern of excessive force.
Consumer protection case: Oregon Attorney General filed a lawsuit against six major drug companies and pharmacy benefit managers for allegedly coordinating to inflate insulin prices, seeking $900 million in damages under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act.
$900.0M
Pit River Health Service Inc. (Healthcare Provider, CA) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 1,800 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Methodist Homes of Alabama and Northwest Florida (Healthcare Provider, AL) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 1,406 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Email.
Mid Michigan Medical Billing Service, Inc. (Business Associate, MI) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 28,185 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Advanced Healthcare Professionals (Healthcare Provider, TX) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 800 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Andover Eye Associates (Healthcare Provider, MA) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 1,638 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Email.
Steel Encounters, Inc. (Healthcare Provider, UT) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 959 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Associated Radiologists of the Finger Lakes, P.C. (Business Associate, NY) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 501 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Docs Medical Group, Inc. dba Pulse Urgent Care (Healthcare Provider, CA) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 4,035 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
New York Attorney General Letitia James secured a $500,000 settlement from OrthopedicsNY, LLP for failing to implement reasonable data security practices, which led to a cyber-attack stealing sensitive personal and health information of over 650,000 patients and employees. The settlement imposes penalties, requires funding for credit monitoring, and mandates enhanced security measures including multi-factor authentication and encryption.
$500K
Glendale Obstetrics & Gynecology PCA (Healthcare Provider, AZ) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 501 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
AllerVie Health (Healthcare Provider, TX) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 80,521 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Artemis Healthcare Inc. (Healthcare Provider, TN) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 45,867 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Chicago Cosmetic Surgery and Dermatology (Healthcare Provider, IL) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 700 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
HAP (Health Alliance Plan) (Health Plan, MI) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 1,059 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Email.
Howard Brown Health (Healthcare Provider, IL) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 8,357 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Electronic Medical Record.
Mitchell County Department of Social Services (Healthcare Provider, NC) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 501 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Reproductive Medicine Associates of Michigan (Healthcare Provider, MI) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 501 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Medical Center, LLP (Healthcare Provider, GA) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 32,090 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
North East Medical Services (Healthcare Provider, CA) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 91,513 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Excellent Home Care Services, LLC (Healthcare Provider, NY) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 16,278 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Email.
The FTC has taken action against Illusory Systems, Inc. (doing business as Nomad) for failing to implement adequate data security measures, which led to a breach where hackers stole $186 million from consumers. The company is required to return the stolen funds and implement an information security program.
$186.0M
Consumer protection case where Hyundai and Kia settled for selling millions of vehicles without industry-standard anti-theft technology, leading to a nationwide surge in thefts and public safety risks. The settlement requires free hardware fixes for affected vehicles and restitution for consumers.
$4.5M
Fieldtex Products, Inc. (Business Associate, NY) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 104,071 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.