Wayne Memorial Hospital Data Breach Settlement: How to File a Claim
Irvine, Calif. – September 12, 2026 -- A proposed settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit over a 2024 data breach at Wayne Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, Inc. in Georgia, offering affected individuals cash payments and free credit monitoring.
The breach exposed files for roughly five days in 2024
Wayne Memorial Hospital determined that certain files may have been accessed without authorization between approximately May 30 and June 3, 2024. The hospital sent notification letters to potentially impacted individuals on or around August 27, 2025. The lawsuit, Bates, et al. v. Wayne Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, Inc., filed in the Superior Court of Wayne County, Georgia, alleges the hospital was negligent in failing to prevent the incident. The hospital denies all allegations.