Between April and June 2020, the hospital system discovered that emails belonging to four employees and a contractor had been hacked, exposing personal information including names, service locations and attending physicians. The organization disabled the emails and changed the passwords, subsequently taking steps to “try to prevent similar incidents in the future,” it said.
The estimated 2,384 class members must file a valid claim form by Aug. 26 to receive a payment. Each member can receive up to $750.
Salinas Valley Memorial did not admit to wrongdoing in the lawsuit.
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