Hospital, Patients Seek Ransomware Attack Settlement Approval

Saint Francis Healthcare System and the representatives of a class of over 90,000 patients is asking a federal court to approve the final settlement of a lawsuit growing out of a 2019 ransomware attack on a computer network that disrupted medical services and exposed patient records to unlawful access.

The agreement calls for Saint Francis to establish a settlement fund of $350,000 to provide each class member with about $280 in value, the parties told the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The money is intended to compensate patients for out-of-pocket expenses incurred as a result of ...