Four details:
1. Patients filed a class-action lawsuit against Kalispell Regional in November 2019 over a phishing attack that exposed personal health information for around 130,000 patients in October 2019, according to a report in the Daily Inter Lake. The breach included patient names, birth dates, medical history and health insurance information.
2. Kalispell Regional will establish a $4.2 million settlement fund and can be used to reimburse patients for out-of-pocket losses, attested time and identification restoration services related to the breach, among other benefits.
3. The health system denied wrongdoing as part of the settlement.
4. The settlement is awaiting final approval from the courts, which is expected in January 2021.
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