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Allina to pay $12.5M to settle federal data breach case
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Fusion42 · 25 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
Allina Health will pay $12.5 million to settle a federal lawsuit over a data breach caused by tracking pixels on its patient portal that shared private information with third-party marketers including Google and Facebook, affecting over 120,000 patients.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Digital Health.
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You must rethink how your patient data flows on digital platforms as regulators and courts show readiness to penalise health systems for inadvertent data sharing with marketers. Privacy safeguards now affect your ability to retain trust and avoid costly lawsuits.
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