FTC Requires Amazon to Pay $2.25 Million for Fair Credit Reporting Act Violations

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that Amazon will pay $2.25 million in civil penalties to resolve charges that it knowingly violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The FTC alleged that Amazon routinely denied requests from identity theft victims seeking records of fraudulent transactions made with their personal data, failing to comply with legal obligations to assist victims.