Up To $5,000 Per Person Incoming After Healthcare Firm Allegedly Exposes 918,000 Americans in Data Breach
Boston Children’s Health Physicians and IT services provider ATSG have agreed to a $5.15 million settlement over a data breach affecting 918,000 individuals. Class members can claim up to $5,000 for documented losses, with an estimated $100 for those without documentation. The settlement includes two years of medical identity monitoring and up to $1 million in insurance for identity theft. Both parties deny wrongdoing, settling to avoid trial costs. Claims must be filed by November 10, with a final approval hearing on December 10.
A pediatric healthcare firm accused of potentially exposing private information of its patients and employees after a cyberattack at its IT services provider has jointly agreed with the outsourcer to pay millions of dollars to settle a class action lawsuit.
According to the settlement administrator’s portal, Boston Children’s Health Physicians and IT services provider ATSG have reached a $5.15 million settlement over the potential data breach arising from the cyberattack that occurred in the third quarter of 2024.
Private information belonging to hundreds of thousands of people was potentially impacted by the cyberattack, according to the class action lawsuit.
Class members who file documented claims for losses from the data breach will receive up to $5,000. An estimated $100 cash payment will be handed out on a pro rata basis to class members with no supporting documentation. In addition to the cash payments, the settlement also provides for two years of medical identity monitoring, real-time alerts and up to $1,000,000 in insurance coverage for medical identity theft.
Claims for the cash payments must be made by November 10th.
Despite agreeing to settle, Boston Children’s Health Physicians, which primarily operates in New York and Connecticut, and ATSG “deny any wrongdoing whatsoever” and only settled to avoid the “cost and risk of a trial and related appeals, while providing benefits to Settlement Class Members.”
The final approval hearing for the settlement will be held on December 10th.
