Penalty Amount
$2,287,455
Consumers Affected
10,200,000
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong led a 44-attorney-general coalition settlement with Laboratory Corporation of America over the 2019 AMCA breach, which potentially exposed personal information of more than 27.5 million people, including 10.2 million Labcorp patients. Labcorp will pay $2,287,455 and implement enhanced vendor-risk management, information-security, and oversight measures.
Labcorp must pay $2,287,455 to the states, enhance its information security and vendor-risk management programs, minimize data shared with vendors, strengthen debt-collector contract and cybersecurity requirements, and have a third-party assessor conduct an information security assessment focused on vendor risk management.
Review vendor and business associate agreements—especially debt-collection and other vendors handling patient information—for clear security controls, limits on data shared and permitted uses, data segregation, and obligations to report vendor security events promptly. Confirm contracts grant audit and assessment rights, require evidence of ongoing compliance, support incident response and internal escalation, and allow termination for security non-compliance. Review customer-facing privacy notices and employee incident-response procedures for consistency with these vendor oversight commitments.
Entity
Laboratory Corporation of America
Industry
HealthcareOfficial Press Release
https://portal.ct.gov/ag/press-releases/2026-press-releases/attorney-general-tong-leads-multistate-settlement-with-labcorp
labcorp avc ct final.pdf?rev=ff8e9147b8fb47c0977a4e3859e7015
https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/ag/press_releases/2026/labcorp--avc-ct--final.pdf?rev=ff8e9147b8fb47c0977a4e3859e7015c&hash=90D7C95B9B86A1A1760411611541DCA4
Connecticut Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://portal.ct.gov/AG/Privacy/Privacy-Resources
"with the Laboratory Corporation of America (“Labcorp”)"
"Labcorp will make a payment of $2,287,455.00 to the states"
"HIPAA-covered entities have a duty to protect personal and protected health information"
"The AMCA breach potentially exposed the personal information of over 27.5 million individuals throughout the United States, including 10.2 million Labcorp patients"
"Hiring a Third-Party Assessor to perform an information security assessment with a focus on vendor risk management."
$2.3M
New York and a bipartisan coalition of 43 other attorneys general reached an agreement with Laboratory Corporation of America (Labcorp) following a 2019 breach at its debt-collection vendor, AMCA, that potentially exposed personal information of more than 27.5 million people. Labcorp will pay $2,287,455 to the states and implement extensive security and vendor-risk reforms.
$2.3M
Colorado and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general reached a $2,287,455 settlement with Laboratory Corporation of America over the 2019 data breach at its debt collector, American Medical Collection Agency. The settlement requires stronger vendor risk management and information security practices, with particular requirements for medical debt collectors.
$625K
Connecticut reached a $625,000 settlement with Frontier Communications Parent Inc. over an April 2024 breach in which compromised employee and vendor credentials were used to access internal systems and exfiltrate unencrypted personal information of 58,841 Connecticut residents. The settlement requires Frontier to strengthen its security program, implement specific safeguards and training, and obtain an independent third-party assessment.
$2.6M
Connecticut and New York found that Boston Children’s Health Physicians and its security vendor, XTIUM, failed to use reasonable safeguards, resulting in hackers accessing sensitive personal, medical, and employee information. The companies agreed to pay penalties totaling $2.64 million and implement enhanced cybersecurity measures.
Connecticut joined a coalition of state attorneys general filing a notice in Character Technologies, Inc.’s bankruptcy proceedings, raising concerns about the company’s safety and privacy practices and the sensitive information it holds. The states seek protections for children and consumers if the company’s business or assets are sold or transferred; the filing does not impose a fine or other remedy.
Attorney General William Tong and Consumer Counsel Claire Coleman petitioned PURA to review how Connecticut public utilities use artificial intelligence, citing potential data privacy and cybersecurity risks, algorithmic errors, and misleading outputs. The petition asks PURA to examine utility AI systems, safeguards, vendors, and data security practices; it does not report a finding of violation or an imposed penalty.