DATE: May 26, 2026 at 10:53AM
SOURCE: HIPAA JOURNAL
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Mission Community Hospital in California has agreed to pay $1.55 million to settle a class action lawsuit stemming from a 2023 cyberattack involving the theft of the protected health information of almost 270,000 individuals.
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Mission Community Hospital Pays $1.55M to Settle Data Breach Lawsuit
Deanco Healthcare, LLC, the operator of Mission Community Hospital, an acute care hospital serving patients in the San Fernando Valley in California, has Mission Community Hospital in California has agreed to pay $1.55 million to settle a class action lawsuit stemming from a 2023 cyberattack involving the theft of the protected health information of almost 270,000 individuals.