1,634 enforcement actions from 16 federal and state jurisdictions. Every event traced back to its official government source.
1,634
Total Actions
16
Jurisdictions
$49.9B+
Total Fines Tracked
College Board licensed student data to third parties and used it for marketing without proper consent, violating New York law. The settlement requires College Board to pay $750,000 and prohibits future commercial use of student data from school-administered exams.
$750K
Refuah Health Center, Inc. failed to implement adequate data security measures, leading to a ransomware attack that compromised the personal and health information of approximately 250,000 New Yorkers. The New York Attorney General reached a settlement requiring Refuah to invest $1.2 million in cybersecurity improvements and pay $450,000 in penalties.
$450K
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital used third-party tracking tools on its website that collected and shared patients' health information with tech companies without adequate safeguards, violating HIPAA. The hospital agreed to pay $300,000 and implement enhanced privacy policies, data deletion, and regular audits.
$300K
Morgan Stanley failed to properly decommission computer devices containing unencrypted customer data, leading to the sale of devices with personal information at auction and missing servers with potential data. A multistate coalition secured a $6.5 million settlement requiring Morgan Stanley to implement enhanced data security measures.
$6.5M
US Radiology Specialists, Inc. failed to upgrade its firewall, leading to a ransomware attack that compromised the personal and health data of over 198,000 patients, including 92,000 New Yorkers. The company agreed to pay $450,000 in penalties and implement comprehensive data security measures, including encryption and data deletion policies.
$450K
A coalition of 42 attorneys general filed a federal lawsuit against Meta, alleging that the company designed addictive features that harm youth mental health and violated COPPA by collecting children's data without parental consent. The lawsuit seeks injunctive relief, monetary penalties, and restitution.
New York Attorney General Letitia James secured a $350,000 settlement from Personal Touch Holding Corporation for failing to protect patient and employee data. A ransomware attack in January 2021 compromised the personal and medical information of approximately 316,845 New Yorkers due to inadequate security measures. As part of the agreement, Personal Touch must pay penalties, enhance its cybersecurity program, and provide free credit monitoring to affected individuals.
$350K
Blackbaud, a cloud company providing donor management software, experienced a 2020 data breach exposing personal information of millions of donors through its nonprofit customers. A multistate investigation found Blackbaud failed to implement adequate data security and delayed breach notifications. As a result, Blackbaud agreed to pay $49.5 million and overhaul its security practices.
$49.5M
Marymount Manhattan College suffered a data breach in 2021 affecting 99,097 New Yorkers. The New York Attorney General found that MMC failed to secure its network infrastructure and update security policies. As part of the agreement, MMC must invest $3.5 million over six years to improve data encryption, enable multi-factor authentication, and implement other security measures.
All data sourced from official government enforcement pages.