A healthcare firm has agreed to shell out millions of dollars to settle a class action lawsuit over a data breach that exposed patients’ sensitive information. According to the settlement administrator’s portal, Essen Medical Associates has agreed to pay $4 million to settle the lawsuit that was filed after hackers gained access to the New…
A US healthcare company is settling with the victims of a cybersecurity attack that exposed patients’ personal identifying information. According to new court filings, Kentucky-based Norton Healthcare Inc. has reached a settlement regarding a cybersecurity incident that occurred in May 2023 and potentially leaked the information of patients and former patients. Norton Healthcare has set…
A US orthopedic and neurosurgery practice has agreed to a multi-million dollar class action settlement stemming from a security breach that happened in February of 2024. The incident compromised the sensitive information of 426,536 patients of Rebound Orthopedics & Neurosurgery, including their names, dates of birth, medical information, health insurance information, Social Security numbers, financial…
An orthopedic surgeon in Texas orchestrated a massive fraud scheme that drained more than $100 million from the healthcare system, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The DOJ says 61-year-old Michael Taba accepted bribes and kickbacks from pharmacy owners to prescribe medication that was unnecessary. Between May 2014 and March 2017, prosecutors say Taba…
A healthcare giant will soon distribute a massive pile of cash to customers in one of the largest antitrust settlements in US history. Blue Cross has agreed to pay $2.67 billion to settle accusations that its companies violated antitrust laws by agreeing not to compete with each other in the health insurance market. After legal…
A US-based healthcare firm just disclosed a cybersecurity incident that may have compromised the data of tens of thousands of Americans. In a new filing with the Office of the Maine Attorney General, the Ohio-based Counseling Center of Wayne and Holmes Counties says 83,354 people are affected by a network breach. The center says an…
A healthcare firm has disclosed a major cybersecurity incident that may have exposed the personally identifying and personal health data of tens of thousands of Americans. The latest bulletin from the Office of the Maine Attorney General shows that Central Maine Healthcare was hit by an internal system breach on March 19th, 2025, impacting 145,000…
January 21, 2026January 21, 2026 Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving from pilot projects to practical deployment in India’s pharma and healthcare sector. What was once seen as a future tool is now delivering measurable impact, particularly in drug discovery and operational efficiency. Global momentum has accelerated this shift, and…
Thousands of dollars will be handed out to victims of a cyberattack that targeted a US healthcare firm and exposed the private data of patients. According to a court-approved settlement website, NextGen Healthcare is settling with the victims of the cyberattack, which occurred in March and April 2023, after allegedly failing to protect their information…
Hackers have targeted a nonprofit mental health services provider in a cybersecurity incident that may have exposed sensitive personal information for at least 113,232 Americans. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the breach at Virginia-based Richmond Behavioral Health Authority (RBHA) was reported as a “Hacking/IT Incident” and affected over 113,000 people…