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OneTouchPoint Agrees to Multi-Million Dollar Data Breach Settlement

HIPAA Journal · · US Federal · Data Breaches

OneTouchPoint, a Wisconsin-based mailing and printing vendor, has agreed to a multi-million dollar class action settlement stemming from a 2022 ransomware attack. The case, reported by The HIPAA Journal, suggests the breach involved health-related data handled on behalf of the company's clients.

Why this matters: Printing and mailing vendors are easy to overlook. They sit behind the scenes, processing sensitive paperwork for hospitals, insurers, and other covered entities. But they touch real health data, and when they get hit, patients pay the price with no direct relationship to the company that lost their information. A settlement is not the same as accountability. The deeper issue is whether healthcare organizations are doing enough vetting of the vendors they quietly hand your records to.

Who should care: Cybersecurity · Privacy officers · Administrators · Lawyers · Compliance · Healthcare professionals

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