South Shore Hospital to pay $750,000 in data breach settlement

WEYMOUTH, Mass.—A June 2010 data breach will cost Weymouth, Mass.-based South Shore Hospital $750,000 in fines and remediation costs, according to a civil settlement with the state Attorney General's Office announced last week.
The hospital has agreed to pay $250,000 in civil penalties and $225,000 for an education fund managed by the Attorney General's Office promoting personal information safety and health information protection. The settlement also includes $275,000 the hospital already has spent on increased security measures since the breach was discovered. The settlement was ..