Hospital giant HCA is facing a growing number of lawsuits after patients’ personal information was compromised in a massive data breach.
As of now, five class-action lawsuits allege negligence and seek relief.
Patients who were treated at a long list of current or former HCA hospitals or physician’s offices are learning via email that their name, contact information, birthdays and appointments could now be in the hands of hackers, NewsChannel 5 reports in Nashville, where HCA is based.
The healthcare company admitted a recent data breach might have exposed the personal information of 11 million patients. Read more.