Violation Tracker Industry Summary Page
Industry:
information technology
Penalty Total since 2000:
$12,540,471,844
Number of Records:
360
Note:
The totals include only those entries matched to a parent company. The industry designation is the primary one for the parent's operations overall. The totals are adjusted to account for the fact that each parent's entries may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. They are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the individual records list below.
| Top 10 Parent Companies | Total Penalty $ | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms Inc. | $5,788,593,600 | 9 |
| S&P Global | $1,461,383,808 | 8 |
| Moody's | $880,758,879 | 7 |
| Alphabet Inc. | $876,634,618 | 21 |
| Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) | $567,622,853 | 26 |
| Oracle | $553,348,126 | 23 |
| IBM Corp. | $441,039,717 | 22 |
| Microsoft | $337,039,800 | 12 |
| DXC Technology | $291,436,654 | 22 |
| eClinicalWorks | $154,927,605 | 2 |
Individual Penalty Records:
Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case. Click on the parent name to reach the summary page for that parent company.
| Company | Parent | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency |
Penalty Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facebook, Inc. | Meta Platforms Inc. | privacy violation | 2019 | FTC | $5,000,000,000 |
| Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC | S&P Global | toxic securities abuses | 2015 | DOJ | $1,375,000,000 |
| Moody's Corporation | Moody's | toxic securities abuses | 2017 | DOJ_CIVIL | $864,000,000 |
| Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC | S&P Global | toxic securities abuses | 2015 | MULTI-AG | (*) $687,500,000 |
| Meta Platforms Inc. | privacy violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $650,000,000 | |
| Science Applications International Corporation | Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) | fraud | 2012 | USAO | $500,392,977 |
| Google Inc. | Alphabet Inc. | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2011 | FDA | $500,000,000 |
| Moody's Corporation | Moody's | toxic securities abuses | 2017 | MULTI-AG | (*) $426,500,000 |
| IBM Personal Pension Plan | IBM Corp. | benefit plan administrator violation | 2005 | private lawsuit-federal | $314,283,000 |
| Oracle Corp. | Oracle | False Claims Act and related | 2011 | DOJ_CIVIL | $199,500,000 |
| Computer Sciences Corporation | DXC Technology | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2015 | SEC | $190,000,000 |
| Google LLC | Alphabet Inc. | privacy violation | 2019 | FTC | $170,000,000 |
| eClinicalWorks | eClinicalWorks | False Claims Act and related | 2017 | DOJ_CIVIL | $154,920,000 |
| Twitter Inc. | Twitter Inc. | privacy violation | 2022 | DOJ_CIVIL | $150,000,000 |
| Practice Fusion Inc. | Allscripts Healthcare Solutions | kickbacks and bribery | 2020 | DOJ_CIVIL | $145,000,000 |
| Intuit, Inc. | Intuit | consumer protection violation | 2022 | MULTI-AG | $141,000,000 |
| Practice Fusion, Inc. | Allscripts Healthcare Solutions | kickbacks and bribery | 2020 | MULTI-AG | (*) $118,600,000 |
| Adobe Systems Incorporated | Adobe Systems | wage and hour violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $103,750,000 |
| Google Inc. | Alphabet Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $103,750,000 |
| LifeLock | NortonLifeLock | consumer protection violation | 2015 | FTC | $100,000,000 |
| Facebook Inc. | Meta Platforms Inc. | investor protection violation | 2019 | SEC | $100,000,000 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2009 | MS-AG | $100,000,000 |
| Oracle Corporation | Oracle | False Claims Act and related | 2016 | OR-AG | $100,000,000 |
| Oracle Corporation | Oracle | False Claims Act and related | 2006 | DOJ_CIVIL | $98,500,000 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft | wage and hour violation | 2000 | private lawsuit-federal | $97,000,000 |
| Computer Sciences Corporation | DXC Technology | False Claims Act and related | 2018 | MD-AG | $81,000,000 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2012 | CA-MULTI | $70,000,000 |
| International Business Machines Corp. | IBM Corp. | wage and hour violation | 2007 | private lawsuit-federal | $65,000,000 |
| Standard & Poor's Ratings Services | S&P Global | toxic securities abuses | 2015 | SEC | $58,000,000 |
| Hewlett-Packard Co. | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | False Claims Act and related | 2010 | DOJ_CIVIL | $55,000,000 |
| Bloomberg, L.P. | Bloomberg | wage and hour violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $54,500,000 |
| CareCore National LLC | EviCore Healthcare | False Claims Act and related | 2017 | USAO | $54,000,000 |
| Oracle America Inc. | Oracle | False Claims Act and related | 2011 | DOJ_CIVIL | $46,000,000 |
| Oracle | Oracle | wage and hour violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-state | $35,000,000 |
| Google LLC and YouTube LLC | Alphabet Inc. | privacy violation | 2019 | NY-AG | (*) $34,000,000 |
| Hewlett-Packard Co. | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | False Claims Act and related | 2014 | DOJ_CIVIL | $32,500,000 |
| Siebel Systems | Oracle | wage and hour violation | 2006 | private lawsuit-state | $27,500,000 |
| Google Inc. | Alphabet Inc. | privacy violation | 2012 | FTC | $22,500,000 |
| NEC-Business Network Solutions, Inc. | NEC Corp. | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2004 | USAO | $20,685,263 |
| Science Applications International Inc. | Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) | False Claims Act and related | 2011 | DOJ_CIVIL | $20,400,000 |
| NEC Electronics America, Inc. | NEC Corp. | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2010 | MULTI-AG | $20,277,350 |
| Space Systems Loral | Maxar Technologies | export control violation | 2002 | DDTC | $20,000,000 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft | consumer protection violation | 2003 | WV-AG | $20,000,000 |
| Facebook, Inc. | Meta Platforms Inc. | privacy violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $20,000,000 |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation | Cognizant Technology Solutions | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 2019 | DOJ_CRIMINAL | $19,370,561 |
| Google Inc. | Alphabet Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2014 | FTC | $19,000,000 |
| Standard and Poor's Financial Services LLC | S&P Global | investor protection violation | 2015 | MULTI-AG | $19,000,000 |
| Athenahealth Inc. | Athenahealth | False Claims Act and related | 2021 | DOJ_CIVIL | $18,250,000 |
| CareCore National LLC | EviCore Healthcare | False Claims Act and related | 2017 | MULTI-AG | (*) $18,000,000 |
| Google Inc. | Alphabet Inc. | privacy violation | 2013 | MULTI-AG | $17,000,000 |
| Microsoft Corporation | Microsoft | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 2019 | SEC | $16,565,150 |
| Hewlett-Packard Co | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | False Claims Act and related | 2010 | DOJ_CIVIL | $16,250,000 |
| Dynamics Research Corporation | Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) | False Claims Act and related | 2009 | DOJ_CIVIL | $15,000,000 |
| Moody's Investors Service, Inc. | Moody's | investor protection violation | 2018 | SEC | $15,000,000 |
| International Business Machines Corporation | IBM Corp. | False Claims Act and related | 2019 | USAO | $14,800,000 |
| PTC Inc. | PTC Inc. | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 2016 | DOJ_CRIMINAL | $14,540,000 |
| Meta Platforms Inc. | work visa violations | 2021 | DOJ_RIGHTS | $14,250,000 | |
| Fujitsu Technology and Business of America, Inc. | Fujitsu | benefit plan administrator violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $14,000,000 |
| IBM Corp. | IBM Corp. | environmental violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-state | $13,750,000 |
| PTC Inc. | PTC Inc. | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 2016 | SEC | $13,622,000 |
| LinkedIn Corporation | Microsoft | privacy violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $13,000,000 |
| Oracle | Oracle | wage and hour violation | 2006 | private lawsuit-federal | $12,700,000 |
| Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. | Synchronoss Technologies | investor protection violation | 2022 | SEC | $12,500,000 |
| LifeLock Inc. | NortonLifeLock | consumer protection violation | 2010 | FTC | $12,000,000 |
| Science Applications International Corporation | Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) | False Claims Act and related | 2013 | DOJ_CIVIL | $11,750,000 |
| Intuit Inc. | Intuit | wage and hour violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $11,000,000 |
| Google LLC | Alphabet Inc. | employment discrimination | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $11,000,000 |
| International Business Machines Corp. | IBM Corp. | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 2011 | SEC | $10,000,000 |
| Computer Sciences Corp. | DXC Technology | wage and hour violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $9,505,259 |
| The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation | Dun & Bradstreet | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 2018 | SEC | $9,221,484 |
| S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC | S&P Global | investor protection violation | 2021 | SEC | $9,000,000 |
| Oracle | Oracle | wage and hour violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal | $8,950,000 |
| Microsoft Hungary | Microsoft | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 2019 | USAO | $8,751,795 |
| Lojack Corporation | CalAmp | wage and hour violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-state | $8,100,000 |
| Oracle Corporation | Oracle | False Claims Act and related | 2005 | USAO | $8,000,000 |
| International Business Machines Corp. | IBM Corp. | wage and hour violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-federal | $7,500,000 |
| Alphabet Inc. | privacy violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $7,500,000 | |
| International Business Machines | IBM Corp. | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2007 | SEC | $7,000,000 |
| Alphabet Inc. | privacy violation | 2013 | MULTI-AG | $7,000,000 | |
| Taleo Corp. | Oracle | False Claims Act and related | 2011 | DOJ_CIVIL | $6,490,000 |
| CCH Incorporated | Wolters Kluwer | consumer protection violation | 2013 | FL-AG | $6,400,000 |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation | Cognizant Technology Solutions | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 2019 | SEC | $6,000,000 |
| West Publishing Corporation and Thomson Reuters Tax Accounting Inc. | Thomson Reuters | consumer protection violation | 2014 | FL-AG | $6,000,000 |
| Science Applications International Corporation | Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) | False Claims Act and related | 2020 | USAO | $5,982,865 |
| LinkedIn Corp. | Microsoft | wage and hour violation | 2014 | WHD | $5,855,841 |
| Science Applications International Corporation | Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) | False Claims Act and related | 2013 | DOJ_CIVIL | $5,750,000 |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corporation | Cognizant Technology Solutions | wage and hour violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $5,726,000 |
| CDW-Government LLC | CDW | False Claims Act and related | 2013 | DOJ_CIVIL | $5,663,902 |
| NCS Pearson Inc. | Pearson | False Claims Act and related | 2008 | DOJ_CIVIL | $5,600,000 |
| Alphabet Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-state | $5,500,000 | |
| Silicon Graphics | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | wage and hour violation | 2002 | private lawsuit-state | $5,500,000 |
| Unisys Corp. | Unisys | employment discrimination | 2000 | private lawsuit-federal | $5,494,000 |
| Bloomberg | Bloomberg | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $5,475,000 |
| Bloomberg | Bloomberg | wage and hour violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $5,407,000 |
| SAP SE | SAP | economic sanction violation | 2021 | DOJ_NATSEC | $5,140,000 |
| Sun Microsystems | Oracle | wage and hour violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-state | $5,000,000 |
| Bloomberg Tradebook LLC | Bloomberg | investor protection violation | 2020 | SEC | $5,000,000 |
| Alphabet Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-state | $4,750,000 | |
| International Business Machines Corporation | IBM Corp. | benefit plan administrator violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,750,000 |
| VMware | VMware Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2020 | CA-AG | $4,000,000 |
| Google LLC | Alphabet Inc. | employment discrimination | 2021 | OFCCP | $3,835,052 |
