FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) _ Two lawsuits have been filed in federal court in Fort Wayne seeking class action status on behalf of patients who have had their data compromised by Medical Informatics Engineering.
The Fort Wayne-based medical software company has reported that the private information of 3.9 million people nationwide was exposed when its networks were hacked earlier this year. The (Fort Wayne) Journal Gazette reports that the compromised information includes patients' names, Social Security numbers, birth dates and addresses.
The first lawsuit was filed last week by one patient, while the second lawsuit was filed Tuesday by three other patients.
Both lawsuits are similar and accuse the company of negligence. Court documents say all four patients also are seeking damages and expenses.
An email seeking comment was sent Thursday to a company official.
