1,285 enforcement actions from 14 federal and state jurisdictions. Every event traced back to its official government source.
1,285
Total Actions
14
Jurisdictions
$35.3B+
Total Fines Tracked
Anthem, Inc. settled with California for $8.69 million over a 2014 data breach that exposed personal information of 78 million consumers, including 13.5 million Californians. The breach resulted from security deficiencies, and the settlement includes injunctive relief to improve information security practices. This action was part of a parallel multistate settlement.
$8.7M
Cottage Health System experienced two data breaches exposing medical information of over 50,000 patients due to inadequate security measures. The settlement requires a $2 million penalty and upgrades to security practices, including designating a Chief Privacy Officer.
$2.0M
The California Attorney General filed a complaint against Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. for improperly disposing of patient medical records containing protected health information. The records, including diagnoses and lab results, were found discarded at a recycling facility, violating patient privacy. The action alleges breaches of the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act.
All data sourced from official government enforcement pages.