$65 Million Settlement for Health System After Nude Photos Leak

In a recent court filing, attorneys on behalf of victims of a devastating ransomware attack in February 2023 have been awarded a settlement of $65 million after hackers uploaded nude photos of cancer patients on the internet.

This settlement is the most significant of its kind in terms of per-patient compensation that has ever been achieved by a law firm on behalf of the plaintiffs, Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky. 

Earlier this month, a major healthcare company in Pennsylvania, Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN), one of the nation’s largest primary care groups, settled with the federal government for $65 million after the data of nearly 135,000 patients and employees were compromised.

An unidentified woman in her 50s who goes by the name Jane Doe has become the first plaintiff in a class action lawsuit against Lehigh Valley Healthcare for allegedly failing to safeguard confidential patient information, including nude photos of hundreds of cancer patients, which led to an investigation by the FBI. 

It was announced by a law firm on Sept. 12, that Lehigh University had settled with the antitrust enforcement agency of $65 million.

This episode sheds light on the growing threat of cyberthieves infiltrating American healthcare firms with alarming frequency, how these thieves exploit competitively valuable personal information as well as the consequences for individuals and institutions. 

A report recently

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