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DaVita $15M Data Breach Settlement Hits 2.4M Patients
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Fusion42 · 6 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
DaVita has preliminarily agreed to a $15 million settlement for a ransomware attack in April 2025 that exposed the protected health information of about 2.4 million dialysis patients, marking one of the largest healthcare data breach settlements of 2026.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Healthtech Infrastructure, and 3 sources have reported it between 4 Sep 2026 and 5 Sep 2026.
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You face heightened pressure to prioritise cybersecurity and compliance if you handle sensitive health data, as settlements like DaVita's highlight costly risks from ransomware attacks in healthcare.
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3 sources · first reported 4 Sep 2026 · latest 5 Sep 2026
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