The health system hasn’t admitted any wrongdoing, but has agreed to the settlement, which gives those who had their information compromised $5,000 for out-of-pocket expenses related to the data breach.
The settlement comes after hackers allegedly gained access to the health system’s data between July and August 2021.
Hackers were allegedly able to gain access to patient data such as Social Security numbers and health insurance information.
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