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
The FTC settled with background report providers TruthFinder and Instant Checkmate, charging they deceived consumers about the accuracy of their reports (often mischaracterizing traffic tickets as criminal records) and violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by operating as consumer reporting agencies without following its requirements, including ensuring accuracy and limiting permissible purposes. The companies will pay a $5.8 million penalty and implement a comprehensive FCRA compliance monitoring program.
$5.8M
The FTC finalized an order against 1Health.io for failing to secure genetic data and unfairly changing its privacy policy. The company must pay $75,000 for consumer refunds, destroy DNA samples, and implement security measures. It deceived consumers about data deletion and shared data without proper consent.
$75K
The Connecticut Attorney General and FCC warn consumers about increased student loan debt scam robocalls and robotexts following the Supreme Court decision on student loan forgiveness. They provide tips on how to spot scams and advise consumers not to share personal information and to report suspicious calls.
BetterHelp agreed to pay $7.8 million to settle FTC allegations that it used and shared consumers' health data for advertising without consent. The online therapy provider is banned from such practices and must provide refunds to approximately 800,000 affected consumers.
$7.8M
The FTC settled with genetic testing company 1Health.io for failing to secure sensitive genetic and health data, deceiving consumers about data deletion, and unfairly changing its privacy policy without notice or consent. The settlement includes refunds totaling over $49,500 to 2,432 affected consumers.
$50K
The FTC charged Ring LLC with allowing employees to access private customer videos without consent and failing to secure user accounts, leading to hackers controlling cameras. Under a proposed consent order, Ring must pay $5.8 million in refunds, delete unlawfully accessed data, and implement a privacy and security program.
$5.8M
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong filed a lawsuit against Michael D. Lansky, LLC (Avid Telecom) for allegedly initiating billions of illegal robocalls, including to numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. The company is accused of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and Telemarketing Sales Rule. This action is part of a multistate task force with nearly every state attorney general.
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin joined a multistate lawsuit against Avid Telecom for allegedly initiating and facilitating billions of illegal robocalls, including to numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry, in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and Telemarketing Sales Rule. The company is accused of transmitting scam calls and ignoring warnings from the Industry Traceback Group.
The FTC charged Easy Healthcare Corporation, operator of the Premom fertility app, with deceiving users by sharing their sensitive health data with third parties for advertising without consent and failing to notify breaches as required by the Health Breach Notification Rule. Under a proposed consent decree, the company will pay a $100,000 civil penalty, be barred from sharing health data for advertising, and must implement privacy and security measures.
$100K
The FTC proposed modifications to its 2020 privacy order with Meta, alleging violations including non-compliance with the order, misleading parents about Messenger Kids, and unauthorized data sharing. The proposed changes include banning monetization of youth data, pausing new product launches, and strengthening privacy requirements.
The FTC settled with Ring for failing to secure consumer videos, allowing unauthorized access by employees and hackers. Ring agreed to provide $5.6 million in refunds to affected customers and implement security measures.
$5.6M
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong filed a lawsuit against Vision Solar, LLC for engaging in predatory high-pressure sales tactics, misrepresenting financing and tax credits, and performing unpermitted work that left homeowners with nonfunctioning systems and unaffordable loans. The action seeks restitution for consumers, civil penalties, and injunctive relief to stop the company's unfair and deceptive practices.
The FTC proposed a consent order against BetterHelp for sharing consumers' sensitive mental health data with third parties like Facebook for targeted advertising without proper consent. BetterHelp must pay $7.8 million in refunds and is banned from such data sharing, with requirements for consent and privacy programs.
$7.8M
The FTC settled with GoodRx for sharing consumers' sensitive prescription and health information with Facebook, Google, and other third parties for advertising without consent, and for failing to report these unauthorized disclosures as required by the Health Breach Notification Rule. GoodRx will pay a $1.5 million civil penalty and is permanently barred from sharing user health data for advertising.
$1.5M
Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general to urge the FTC to strengthen the Motor Vehicle Dealers Trade Regulation Rule. The coalition supports proposed updates that prohibit misrepresentations, require accurate pricing disclosures, and obtain informed consent for add-ons, while suggesting enhancements like written disclosures and record retention to prevent consumer harm in car sales.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and the Department of Consumer Protection announced an enforcement action against Solar Wolf Energy, Inc. for unfair and deceptive sales practices. The company took high-priced deposits from consumers for residential solar projects but failed to complete or even begin the work and did not return deposits. A Superior Court order now blocks Solar Wolf from selling or advertising in Connecticut until it responds to the investigation.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong led 34 states and territories in a $438.5 million settlement with JUUL Labs over its youth-targeted marketing and misleading practices. The settlement includes strict injunctive terms prohibiting youth marketing, certain flavors, and requiring age verification. Funds will support tobacco cessation programs.
$438.5M
Connecticut Attorney General settled with Frontier Communications over deceptive marketing, hidden fees, and poor service. The $60 million settlement requires Frontier to invest $42.5 million in fiber upgrades for 40,000 households in distressed areas, end a $6.99 monthly surcharge, pay $1 million to the state, and provide $200,000 in consumer refunds. Frontier must also improve customer service, billing disclosures, and service quality guarantees over six years.
$1.0M
Harris Jewelry defrauded servicemembers with deceptive marketing, inflated prices, and hidden fees. A multistate settlement requires $34.2 million in refunds and debt relief, stops debt collection, and dissolves the business, affecting over 46,000 servicemembers.
$1.0M
The FTC took action against CafePress for failing to secure consumer data and covering up a major data breach. The company stored sensitive information insecurely and delayed notifying customers. As part of the settlement, Residual Pumpkin must pay $500,000 in redress, and both companies must implement comprehensive security programs.
$500K
The FTC finalized an order banning Support King, LLC and its CEO from the surveillance business for selling stalkerware apps that secretly collected and shared users' personal data without consent. The order requires them to delete all illegally collected data and notify affected device owners.
Attorney General William Tong released an update on the implementation of the Anti-Robocall Principles signed in 2019. Telecom companies have identified over 52 billion spam calls and blocked 32.5 billion, but robocalls continue to cause significant financial losses. Enforcement actions have increased with thousands of tracebacks and investigations.
The FTC banned Support King, LLC (SpyFone) and its CEO from the surveillance business for secretly harvesting and sharing users' data without consent, and ordered the deletion of all illegally collected data and notification to affected device owners. The company failed to secure the data, leading to a hack that exposed 2,200 consumers.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced a $678,901 settlement with L.A. Vision and optician Lisa Azinheira for overbilling the state Medicaid program. The providers billed for non-medically necessary vision services and extra eyeglasses for children. In addition to restitution, they must comply with a federal Integrity Agreement requiring audits, training, and compliance measures.
$679K
Connecticut Attorney General and agencies settled with Town Square Energy for deceptive marketing, including misrepresenting rates and enrolling customers without consent. Town Square must pay $400,000 to Operation Fuel and cease in-person marketing for 15 months.
$400K
The FTC settled with Kuuhuub Inc., operator of the Recolor coloring book app, for violating COPPA by collecting personal information from children under 13 without parental consent. The app's social media features allowed children to register and share data, and third-party ad networks collected persistent identifiers for targeted ads. The settlement requires deletion of children's data, refunds to underage subscribers, a $3 million penalty (suspended upon $100,000 payment), and user notifications about the violations.
$3.0M
The FTC settled with Vivint Smart Homes, Inc. for $20 million over allegations that the company misused consumer credit reports to secure financing for unqualified customers, harming consumers' credit. The FTC is now distributing approximately $500,000 in refunds to affected consumers.
$20.0M
Everalbum, Inc. settled FTC allegations that it deceived consumers about its use of facial recognition technology in its photo storage app and failed to delete photos when users deactivated their accounts. The settlement requires Everalbum to obtain express consent before using facial recognition, delete user photos and derived face embeddings, and delete developed models and algorithms. It also prohibits misrepresentations about data practices and requires consent for biometric data use if marketing software to consumers.
The FTC settled with Zoom for deceiving users about its encryption security and unfairly installing software that bypassed browser safeguards. Zoom must implement a comprehensive security program, undergo biennial audits, and is banned from making false security claims. No monetary penalty was imposed.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced a settlement with Glow, Inc., operator of a fertility-tracking mobile app, over privacy and security failures that risked exposing millions of users’ sensitive personal and medical information. The settlement includes a $250,000 civil penalty and injunctive terms requiring Glow to implement privacy and security design principles, obtain affirmative user consent for data sharing, and allow users to revoke consent. Glow was alleged to have failed to safeguard health information, allowed unauthorized access to user data, and maintained flawed password reset functions that could enable third-party access without consent.
$250K
All data sourced from official government enforcement pages.