{"id":59358,"date":"2025-11-22T15:33:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T20:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=59358"},"modified":"2025-11-22T15:34:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T20:34:00","slug":"watson-clinic-creates-10m-fund-for-patients-whose-data-was-exposed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/11\/22\/watson-clinic-creates-10m-fund-for-patients-whose-data-was-exposed\/","title":{"rendered":"Watson Clinic creates $10M fund for patients whose data was exposed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watson Clinic has established a $10 million fund to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging that patients\u2019 data were exposed in a ransomware attack that began in January 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Waston-Clinic.png?resize=200%2C200\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Waston-Clinic.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Waston-Clinic.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Patients have received cards in the mail informing them of the proposed settlement and their rights to claim part of the fund. Payments ranging from $100 to $75,000 are available to more than 280,000 patients, based on the level of data exposed in the breach, according to the statement from Kroll Settlement Administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watson Clinic has established a $10 million fund to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging that patients\u2019 data were exposed in a ransomware attack that began in January 2024. 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