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PCI Compliance – U.S. Treasury CAS
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service requires agencies using the Card Acquiring Service (CAS) to comply with PCI DSS—and warns of significant consequences for non‑compliance.
Requirement: Agencies that accept card payments must comply with PCI DSS.
Risk: Non‑compliance can lead to fines, fees, penalties, and loss of card‑processing privileges.
Data handling: Storing prohibited card data is a direct violation subject to penalties.
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HIPAA Enforcement – HHS & OCR
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) publicly lists civil and criminal penalties for HIPAA violations, including real‑world multi‑million‑dollar cases.
Civil penalties: Tiered fines per violation category, with annual caps reaching millions.
Criminal penalties: Fines and prison time for knowing misuse of protected health information.
Public enforcement: HHS publishes resolution agreements and press releases naming organizations and amounts paid.
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