The lawsuits claim NextGen was or should have been aware of the high risk of data breaches as multiple warnings have been issued by federal agencies about cybersecurity threats targeting the healthcare sector and extensive media reports about healthcare data breaches. The lawsuits were all filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, and make similar allegations – That NextGen was negligent for failing to safeguard the sensitive data of patients. NextGen told the Maine Attorney General that 1,049,375 individuals had been affected and complimentary credit monitoring services have been offered to affected individuals. This was the second data breach to be reported by NextGen this year, with the earlier incident being a BlackCat ransomware attack. The breach was detected by NextGen on March 30, 2023, and the forensic investigation confirmed hackers had access to its network between March 29, 2023, and April 14, 2023. The investigation determined that the credentials stolen by the hackers came from other sources and did not appear to have been stolen from NextGen. The data breach was the result of a hacking incident involving stolen credentials, which allowed unauthorized individuals to access a database that contained sensitive patient data such as names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. The data breach was only disclosed by NextGen on May 5, but at least a dozen lawsuits have already been filed in federal court in Georgia over the breach. NextGen Healthcare Facing Multiple Class Action Data Breach LawsuitsĪ healthcare data breach of 1 million+ records is certain to result in multiple lawsuits, and the data breach experienced by NextGen Healthcare is no exception.
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