AMERICANS could get money from a $2.25 million settlement over health data.
Payments will be made following a data breach class action lawsuit.
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Atlantic General Hospital, a healthcare facility in Maryland, was targeted by cybercrimes in 2023.
As a result, certain confidential information may have been leaked.
Some of those affected sued, claiming the hospital did not do enough to protect their data.
This includes health information and personal identifiers such as Social Security numbers.
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The hospital denies all wrongdoing but reached a settlement to avoid the costs of further litigation.
The deadline to file a complaint is August 22, 2024.
WHO QUALIFIES
You may be eligible for a payment if AGH sends you a notification that your data may have been breached.
You must also be in the United States, in accordance with the settlement website.
If you are unsure whether you are part of the class action, please contact the settlement administrator for more information.
There are several types of payments you can get if you are part of the settlement.
A documented loss of money that is reasonably linked to the data breach may be reimbursed up to $5,000.
This includes bank fees, credit monitoring services and other costs.
If you have no documented losses, you can choose to pay in cash.
The amount of this payment depends on how many people file complaints.
MORE MONEY
As cyberattacks surrounding the healthcare sector have become more common, so have collective actions aimed at remedying their effects.
It’s not just hospitals.
CorrectCare Integrated Health is a company that handles medical billing.
A data breach may have compromised patient data in 2022.
Now, some people can receive up to $10,000 in payments.
Empress Ambulance Services is paying more than $1 million to resolve claims that it failed to protect patient information.
Nearly 300,000 people could qualify for payouts from a telecommunications data breach lawsuit.
Information leaked from employee files could trigger a class action payout.
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