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ZOLL Medical Pays $3.5 Million to Settle Data Breach Lawsuit

HIPAA Journal · · US Federal · Data Breaches

ZOLL Medical has agreed to a $3.5 million settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit stemming from a data breach, with a court granting preliminary approval to the deal.

Why this matters: ZOLL makes medical devices and software used in emergency and cardiac care. The people in their systems are not casual customers — they are patients with serious health histories. Medical data is the most sensitive category there is, and a breach of it is not something people can fix by changing a password. A $3.5 million settlement sounds large until you consider how many people may be affected and what their exposed data is worth. The money does not undo the harm; it just closes the legal chapter.

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

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