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Home Care Service Provider Reaches a $2.25 Million Settlement Over Data Breach

SuperCare Health has agreed to a data breach settlement totaling $2.25 million in a class-action lawsuit filed by plaintiff Vickey Angulo and class members, who alleged the organization’s “reckless” approach to cybersecurity had led to the exposure of personal health information for hundreds of thousands of patients.

On March 25, 2022, officials confirmed that the California-based respiratory care provider was hit by a data breach between July 23 and July 27. With 318,379 individuals affected, the SuperCare Health breach was one of the most significant healthcare data breaches of 2022 at the time of publication.

It exposed highly sensitive data, including first and last names, birth dates, Social Security numbers, and treatment information.

Read the source article at healthitsecurity.com

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