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If you’ve been following the TRICARE HIPAA breach of PHI reported at the end of September, you’ll know that 4.9 million people were affected by the loss of data backup tapes under the Defense Department’s military healthcare program. Now a $4.9 billion lawsuit seeking class action status for those affected individuals hangs over the offenders’ heads, seeking $1,000 for each affected individual.