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Category: Health Data
Rite Aid Agrees to $6.8M Settlement Over Data Breach Lawsuit
Rihem Akkouche reports: In a dramatic legal turn, Rite Aid has consented to a $6.8 million settlement to resolve class action allegations that it failed to prevent a cyberattack compromising the sensitive information of over 2 million customers. The settlement, preliminarily approved by U.S. District Judge Harvey Bartle III on Tuesday, allows claimants to receive up to…
Japanese cancer hospital confirms breach; Qilin gang claims responsibility
Stefanie Schappert reports: The Qilin ransomware group said it is responsible for the February 10th hack of a prestigious cancer treatment center in Japan, exposing the sensitive health information of 300,000 patients and leaving its hospital system “unusable.” The Utsunomiya Central Clinic (UCC) cancer treatment center first alerted the public to the ransomware attack on…
Data Breach Class Action Dismissed After ‘Alter Ego’ Doctrine Fails
Colleen Murphy reports that a potential class action lawsuit that relied on a legal strategy called the “alter ego doctrine” has been dismissed. Since DataBreaches is not a lawyer and has never heard of this doctrine before, Murphy’s coverage makes for an interesting read. She reports: A group of optical companies secured the dismissal of…
Medical Billing Vendor Sued Over Health Data Leak ‘Gold Mine’
Cassandre Coyer reports: Health-care billing company Medical Billing Specialists Inc. didn’t appropriately monitor its computer systems, failing to notice a data breach exposing swaths of its clients’ patient data, a proposed class action said. The provider didn’t follow its contractual requirements with medical providers, nor “industry standards, common law, and representations” it made about its…
Bluesight’s 2025 Breach Barometer Report Reveals Surge in Healthcare Data Breaches
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Bluesight, the leading provider of inventory management, procurement, and compliance solutions for health systems and hospital pharmacies, today released its 2025 Breach Barometer report. The report, featuring analysis from DataBreaches.net and Clearwater, examines data breaches over the past year affecting U.S. patient and health data, highlighting the growing challenges healthcare…