Nebraska Medicine Data Breach Settlement Approved A preliminary settlement has been reached in a lawsuit brought against Nebraska Medicine over a 2020 data security incident. Omaha-based Nebraska Medicine suffered a cyber-attack in September 2020. The attack disrupted the healthcare provider's information technology system, leading to the postponement of patient appointments. Staff in the system’s hospitals and clinics had to chart by hand, and access to Nebraska Medicine's patient portal and to patients' electronic health records was impacted. An investigation into the incident revealed that an unauthorized party used malware to gain access to Nebraska Medicine and University of Nebraska Medical Center’s shared computer network between August 27 and September 20.