Minnesota radiology group will pay $2M to settle class action lawsuit over data breach
A Minnesota radiology practice will reportedly pay $2.2 million to settle a class action lawsuit over a 2024 data breach.
The incident occurred around February of that year, with hackers hitting Eden Prairie-based Consulting Radiologists. Nearly 584,000 individuals were impacted by the incident, with an unauthorized third party gaining access to over 19,000 Social Security numbers, Minnesota Lawyer reported Jan. 16.
The settlement will allow impacted individuals to claim reimbursements for documented losses, up to two years of credit monitoring and a modest cash payment, the outlet noted.
Consulting Radiologists was founded in 1929 and employs 70 board-certified physicians, serving 125-plus hospitals, clinics and affiliates, according to its website. The incident reportedly stemmed from a network breach detected on Feb. 12, with the practice later reporting the issue to HHS on June 14. Impacted individuals are now able to file a claim, with an upcoming deadline of March 2.
You can read more about the lawsuit from the publication here:
Marty Stempniak has covered healthcare since 2012, with his byline appearing in the American Hospital Association's member magazine, Modern Healthcare and McKnight's. Prior to that, he wrote about village government and local business for his hometown newspaper in Oak Park, Illinois. He won a Peter Lisagor and Gold EXCEL awards in 2017 for his coverage of the opioid epidemic.