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
Consumer fraud case where the FTC settled with Growth Cave defendants for operating a deceptive business opportunity and credit repair scheme that cost consumers nearly $50 million. The settlement permanently bans them from such activities, requires asset liquidation to pay a $48.6 million judgment, and prohibits misleading earnings claims and AI use.
$48.6M
California Attorney General Rob Bonta sent a cease and desist letter to xAI, demanding the company immediately stop the creation and distribution of deepfake, nonconsensual intimate images and child
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
Environmental and consumer protection enforcement action where Mercedes-Benz USA agreed to a nearly $150 million settlement for installing emissions defeat devices in diesel vehicles and misleading consumers about their environmental compliance. The settlement includes significant consumer relief and practice reforms.
$149.7M
This legal enforcement action involves Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, leading a coalition of 20 states, securing a court victory against the Trump Administration's unlawful attempt to terminate the BRIC disaster preparedness program. The court ruled that the termination violates appropriations laws and the Administrative Procedures Act, requiring restoration of billions in funding to protect communities from natural disasters.
Antitrust enforcement action where Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield secured a $700 million settlement from Google for anticompetitive practices in the Google Play Store. The settlement will provide automatic payouts to consumers who made purchases between August 2016 and September 2023, and requires Google to change its practices to stop the anticompetitive conduct. The settlement is pending court approval as of April 30, 2026.
$700.0M
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court confirmed a $7.4 billion settlement between Purdue Pharma, the Sackler Family, and 55 attorneys general to resolve claims over the opioid crisis. Connecticut will receive up to $64 million for treatment, prevention, and victim support. The settlement bars the Sacklers from selling opioids and requires public disclosure of documents.
$7.4B
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a $1.375 billion settlement with Google for unlawfully tracking Texans' geolocation data, incognito browsing activity, and biometric identifiers without consent. This is the largest single-state privacy settlement against Google, significantly larger than multistate settlements. The agreement resolves two major privacy enforcement actions brought by Texas.
$1.4B
New York Attorney General Letitia James secured $14.2 million in settlements from eight car insurance companies for failing to implement reasonable data security controls, leading to data breaches that exposed over 825,000 New Yorkers' personal information including driver's license numbers and dates of birth. Hackers exploited vulnerabilities in the companies' online quoting tools to steal the data, which was later used to file fraudulent unemployment claims during the COVID-19 pandemic. The settlements require the companies to pay penalties and implement enhanced cybersecurity measures including data inventory maintenance, multifactor authentication, and improved threat response procedures.
$14.2M
New York Attorney General Letitia James secured $14.2 million in settlements from eight car insurance companies for failing to protect consumers' personal information. The companies' inadequate cybersecurity allowed hackers to steal driver's license numbers and other data through online quoting tools, impacting over 825,000 New Yorkers. The settlements require the companies to pay penalties and implement enhanced data security measures.
$14.2M
The FTC secured a $2.5 billion settlement with Amazon, including a $1 billion civil penalty and $1.5 billion in consumer refunds, for enrolling millions of consumers in Prime subscriptions without proper consent and designing a deliberately difficult cancellation process. The order requires Amazon to implement clear enrollment disclosures, an easy cancellation method, and cease the unlawful practices.
$1.0B
Aflac Incorporated (“Aflac”) (Health Plan, GA) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 13,924,906 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
DaVita Inc. (Healthcare Provider, CO) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 2,689,826 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
New York Attorney General Letitia James joined a multistate coalition of 21 attorneys general and Kentucky in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) challenging its illegal demand for personally identifiable information of over 40 million SNAP recipients. The coalition alleges the USDA’s requirement that states turn over SNAP recipients’ Social Security numbers, addresses, and immigration statuses violates federal and state laws prohibiting disclosure of SNAP data for non-program purposes, and that the data will be shared across federal agencies for unauthorized immigration enforcement. The coalition seeks a declaratory judgment declaring the policy illegal and a nationwide injunction preventing enforcement of the data demand.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a comprehensive privacy enforcement initiative, achieving record settlements with Meta ($1.4B) and Google ($1.375B) for biometric and geolocation data violations, suing General Motors and TikTok, and investigating numerous companies for children's data and AI practices. The AG's office has enforced multiple Texas privacy laws and registered over 200 data brokers.
$2.8B
Anne Arundel Dermatology (Healthcare Provider, MD) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 1,905,000 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Radiology Associates of Richmond, Inc. (Healthcare Provider, VA) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 1,419,091 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Episource, LLC (Business Associate, CA) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 6,725,572 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Google for unlawfully tracking and collecting Texans' private data, including geolocation, incognito searches, and biometric data. The case resulted in a $1.375 billion settlement, the largest ever against Google for state privacy enforcement, marking a major win for data privacy rights.
$1.4B
Absolute Dental Group, LLC (Business Associate, NV) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 1,223,635 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Blue Shield of California (Business Associate, CA) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 4,700,000 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong leads a multistate coalition in a $39.1 million settlement with Apotex for conspiracy to inflate generic drug prices and limit competition. The settlement resolves allegations of widespread price-fixing and requires Apotex to pay compensation to affected consumers, agree to injunctive relief, and implement internal reforms to ensure antitrust compliance.
$39.1M
Southeast Series of Lockton Companies, LLC (Lockton) (Business Associate, GA) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 1,124,727 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Network Server.
New York Attorney General Letitia James led a multistate coalition to sue the Trump administration for allowing Elon Musk and DOGE unauthorized access to the Treasury Department's central payment system, exposing Americans' sensitive personal information. A federal court granted a preliminary injunction blocking this access and ordering the destruction of any obtained records.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, leading a coalition of 19 attorneys general, secured a temporary restraining order blocking DOGE and Elon Musk from accessing Treasury Department payment systems containing sensitive personal data. The court found the Trump Administration illegally granted unauthorized access, exposing Americans' bank account details and Social Security numbers. The order mandates destruction of downloaded materials and restricts access to vetted civil servants.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong filed a lawsuit against President Trump and the U.S. Treasury Department to stop DOGE's unauthorized access to the Treasury's central payment system, which contains sensitive personal information like bank details and Social Security numbers. The lawsuit seeks an injunction and a declaration that the new policy granting access to Elon Musk and DOGE members is unlawful and jeopardizes data security.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in suing President Trump and the U.S. Treasury to stop DOGE's unauthorized access to the Treasury's central payment system and confidential records, calling it the largest data breach in American history. The lawsuit seeks an injunction to block the expanded access policy and a declaration that it is unlawful.
Community Health Center, Inc. (Healthcare Provider, CT) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 1,060,936 individuals. Breach type: Hacking/IT Incident. Location of breached information: Electronic Medical Record, Network Server.
The FTC settled with Cognosphere, the developer of Genshin Impact, for violating COPPA by collecting children's data without parental consent and for using deceptive loot box practices that misled players about costs and odds. Cognosphere will pay a $20 million fine, be banned from selling loot boxes to teens under 16 without parental consent, and must implement various transparency and data deletion measures.
$20.0M
The FTC settled with Cognosphere LLC, developer of Genshin Impact, for violating COPPA by collecting personal information from children without parental consent and for deceptive practices regarding in-game loot box purchases. The company will pay $20 million in penalties and is banned from selling loot boxes to children under 16 without verifiable parental consent.
$20.0M
All data sourced from official government enforcement pages.