News and Announcements

Letter Highlights Sensitivity of Consumer Information Collected Online, Including Medical, Biometric, and Location Data; Addresses Dangers of Data Brokers

Massachusetts Stands to Receive More Than $61 Million for Harm Reduction, Treatment, and Recovery Services

Coalition of 40 Attorneys General Secures the Largest Multistate Privacy Settlement in U.S. History

Boston Resident Bill Aiello Will Serve as Mass. AG's Veterans Affairs Coordinator

Needham’s Toby Unger Elected by Colleagues From Across the Country

Coalition Urges Senate Leadership to Adopt Strong Public Health Protections Against PFAS in This Year’s National Defense Authorization Act

Global Client Solutions Will Pay $600,000 and Change its Business Practices Following Allegations of Assisting Debt Settlement Company in Collecting Premature and Inflated Fees

Allegations Include Nationwide Compromise of Personal Data

Various Injured Worker Prescriptions Filled In Springfield, Boston, and Worcester at Walgreens, CVS, and Rite Aid Locations

Approval of Pill Would Remove Barriers to Accessing Safe and Timely Contraception

Agreement Permanently Bars Owner From Operating Long-Term Care Facilities in Massachusetts, Requires Defendants To Pay $175,000 to the Commonwealth

Georgia-Based Company Failed To Implement Proper Security Measures Necessary To Prevent Series of Phishing Attacks That Affected More Than 4,000 Massachusetts Residents in 2019

Agreement Also Secures $125,000 to Help Customers Pay or Lower Bills; Prevents Company from Increasing Rates for Nearly Three Years

Annual Report on Health Care Cost Trends Recommends Use of Social Determinants of Health in Health Status Adjustment

Indictments Are Part of AG’s Ongoing Efforts To Protect Vulnerable Nursing Home Residents