1,788 enforcement actions from 16 federal and state jurisdictions. Every event traced back to its official government source.
1,788
Total Actions
16
Jurisdictions
$51.8B+
Total Fines Tracked
New Jersey joined a multistate $2 million settlement with online retailer CafePress over a 2019 data breach that exposed personal information of approximately 22 million consumers nationwide, including over 540,000 in New Jersey. The settlement requires CafePress to implement a comprehensive cybersecurity program, incident response plan, and third-party assessments for five years, with payment suspended pending compliance.
$2.0M
AppFolio, Inc., a tenant background report provider, settled with the FTC for $4.25 million over allegations it violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by failing to implement reasonable procedures to ensure the accuracy of its screening reports and by including eviction and non-conviction criminal records older than seven years. The settlement prohibits including old records and requires maintaining accuracy procedures.
$4.3M
New Jersey Attorney General settled with Community Health Systems, Inc. over a 2014 data breach affecting 6.1 million patients, including over 45,000 New Jersey residents. CHS will pay $5 million to 28 states and implement enhanced data security measures to protect personal and health information.
$5.0M
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced an $8.69 million settlement with health insurer Anthem, Inc. resolving allegations that the company violated state and federal privacy laws by failing to protect patient personal data in a 2014 data breach. The breach, announced in 2015, exposed personal information of 78 million consumers nationwide, including 13.5 million Californians, due to Anthem’s inadequate information security practices. The settlement includes injunctive terms requiring Anthem to overhaul its information security program to address vulnerabilities that enabled the breach.
$8.7M
Premera Blue Cross suffered a data breach in 2014 that exposed personal and medical information of 10.5 million consumers. As part of a multistate settlement, Premera agreed to pay $10 million in civil penalties and implement security improvements and a compliance program. California will receive over $1 million from the settlement.
$10.0M
Neiman Marcus settled a multi-state investigation over a 2013 data breach that compromised payment card data of approximately 370,000 consumers nationwide, including 17,000 in New Jersey. The company agreed to pay $1.5 million and implement enhanced cybersecurity measures such as PCI compliance, network monitoring, and regular security assessments.
$1.5M
Virtua Medical Group agreed to pay $417,816 and implement a corrective action plan to settle allegations that it failed to properly secure electronic protected health information (ePHI). A vendor's server misconfiguration publicly exposed the medical records of over 1,650 patients via Google searches. The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs found VMG violated HIPAA's Security and Privacy Rules by not adequately vetting the vendor's security and failing to conduct proper risk analysis.
$418K
The New Jersey Attorney General announced an investigation into how the personal information of millions of Facebook users was harvested and obtained by Cambridge Analytica, a UK-based data analytics company. The AG expressed concern that Facebook may have allowed the harvesting and monetization of user data despite promises to keep it secure.
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
Lenovo preinstalled 'Visual Discovery' software on its computers that intercepted browsing data and broke encrypted connections without user consent, compromising security and privacy. The multi-state settlement imposes a $3.5 million penalty and requires Lenovo to implement disclosure, consent, opt-out, and security compliance measures.
$3.5M
New Jersey joined 31 other states and the FTC in a $3.5 million settlement with Lenovo for pre-installing VisualDiscovery ad software on laptops that created a 'man-in-the-middle' security vulnerability, intercepting users' encrypted data without adequate disclosure or opt-out mechanisms. The settlement requires Lenovo to improve transparency, obtain affirmative consent, provide effective opt-out tools, and implement a long-term security compliance program with independent audits.
$3.5M
Nationwide Insurance settled a multi-state investigation into a 2012 data breach that exposed personal information of 1.27 million consumers due to failure to apply a security patch. The settlement requires enhanced security practices, hiring a Technology Officer, and a $5.5 million payment to the states.
$5.5M
Wells Fargo Bank recorded consumer phone calls without providing timely notice as required by California law, violating privacy statutes. The settlement imposes a $7.616 million civil penalty, requires compliance with disclosure standards, and mandates an internal compliance program to protect consumer privacy.
$7.6M
The California Attorney General reached a $28.4 million settlement with Aaron's, Inc. for installing spyware on rented computers without customer consent and for violating the Karnette Rental-Purchase Act. The spyware, called 'Detective Mode', allowed remote monitoring of keystrokes, screenshots, location, and webcam activation. Aaron's must refund $25 million to approximately 100,000 customers and pay $3.4 million in penalties, and is prohibited from using spyware.
$3.4M
Google settled multi-state allegations that it collected personal data from unsecured wireless networks during Street View operations without user consent. The settlement requires Google to destroy the collected data, refrain from future non-consensual collection, implement a 10-year employee privacy training program, and run a public advertising campaign. New Jersey's share of the settlement is approximately $147,000.
All data sourced from official government enforcement pages.