Alaska Behavioral-Health Provider Reaches Data-Breach Suit Deal

Behavioral-health provider Akeela Inc. has reached a settlement with current and former patients over a 2023 data breach that exposed the personal data of more than 284,000 people.

The Alaska-based provider and the plaintiffs filed a joint notice of settlement and a request for a stay Monday in the US District Court for the District of Alaska.

• The plaintiffs alleged that Akeela failed to encrypt patients’ data and maintained it in a reckless manner that led to the invasion of their privacy
• Information exposed in the breach included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and medical-diagnosis and treatment information, ...