In late June 2026, Amazon agreed to pay a US$2.25 million civil penalty and accept an order tightening its Fair Credit Reporting Act compliance after the FTC and DOJ alleged it failed to provide required transaction records to identity-theft victims and law enforcement in a timely and consistent manner. The case highlights how Amazon’s customer-data and fraud-handling practices are drawing closer regulatory scrutiny just as it leans more heavily on data-rich services like AWS-driven AI,...