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Jefferson County Health Department Pays $2.25M to Settle Data Breach Lawsuit

·Source: HIPAA Journal

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Executive Summary

Jefferson County Health Department, a public health agency for Jefferson County in Hillsboro, Missouri, has agreed to settle class action […] The post Jefferson County Health Department Pays $2.25M to Settle Data Breach Lawsuit appeared first on The HIPAA Journal .

Analysis

Jefferson County Health Department, a public health agency for Jefferson County in Hillsboro, Missouri, has agreed to settle class action […] The post Jefferson County Health Department Pays $2.25M to Settle Data Breach Lawsuit appeared first on The HIPAA Journal .
Source Attribution

Originally published by HIPAA Journal on Oct 21, 2026.

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