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Fidelity Data-Breach Legal Outcomes

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Fidelity Investments’ 2024 data-breach legal outcomes include a class-action settlement over allegations that a third party accessed its computer systems and exposed personal information potentially affecting more than 77,000 customers.

The $2.5 million settlement provides tiered payments, including compensation for documented losses, along with identity-theft protection and credit monitoring; California claimants may qualify for an additional payment under state privacy law. The subject also includes a Massachusetts regulatory response, reflecting a separate state-oversight dimension whose specific details are not established in the available descriptions.

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All Articles41 articles
Important9 articles · CI Score 60 and above
Yahoo / Arjun Parashar
Fidelity Investments customers in the United States have until July 27, 2026 to claim compensation in a class-action settlement over an August 2024 data breach.
7/27/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Yahoo Finance / Hal Bundrick
Fidelity Investments set a July 27, 2026 deadline for settlement claims after an August 2024 breach exposed Social Security numbers, financial accounts, and driver’s licenses.
7/17/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Yahoo Finance
Fidelity customers in the United States must submit data breach settlement claims by July 27, 2026 for potential exposure reported from Aug. 17 to 19, 2024.
7/17/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
LehighValleyLive
Fidelity Investments and Fidelity Brokerage Service set a July 27 deadline for class-action claims after an August 2024 data breach reported to affect more than 77,000 customers.
7/16/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Cleveland.com / Claudia Dimuro
Fidelity Investments and Fidelity Brokerage Service agreed in May to a $2.5 million class-action settlement for customers affected by an August 2024 data breach.
7/16/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
CNBC Select / Brian Sloan
Fidelity Investments and Fidelity Brokerage Services settled a class-action privacy and cybersecurity lawsuit on May 13 after allegations of delayed breach notification and exposure of sensitive personal data from Aug. 2024 activity.
7/15/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Property Casualty 360 / Melanie Waddell
Massachusetts securities regulator William Galvin ordered Fidelity Brokerage Services to pay $1.25 million for cybersecurity control failures and incomplete breach notifications after a 2024 breach affected about 77,000 customers.
4/29/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Wealth Management / Patrick Donachie
Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin announced a $1.25 million settlement with Fidelity over a 2024 breach affecting Massachusetts residents and non-customers.
4/27/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Tom's Guide / Alyse Stanley
Fidelity Investments agreed to a $2.5 million class action settlement in Massachusetts after a 2024 unauthorized-access incident exposed customer data, with a July 9 approval hearing.
5/17/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Interesting32 articles · CI Score 45–59
TheStreet / Arjun Parashar
Fidelity Investments and a class of affected customers reached a $2.5 million settlement after a 2024 breach exposed financial account data and allegedly delayed notification.
7/27/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Yahoo Finance
Fidelity and Fidelity Brokerage Service set a July 27 deadline for class action claims tied to an August 2024 customer data breach.
7/16/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
ClaimsHero
Fidelity Investments agreed to a 2.5 million settlement in 2024 after an August 17 to 19 data incident exposed customers financial account and routing numbers.
7/14/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
WWLP / Jeremy Tanner
Fidelity Investments agreed to a $2.5 million settlement for a reported August 17-19, 2024 data breach affecting over 77,000 customers, with claims and identity theft monitoring.
5/16/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Mytwintiers / Jeremy Tanner
Fidelity Investments agreed to a $2.5 million class action settlement over a 2024 data breach affecting 77,000+ customers, with identity theft protection and credit monitoring.
5/16/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
WFLA / Jeremy Tanner
Fidelity Investments agreed to a 2.5 million class action settlement in 2024 breach case with payment and identity protection terms, with a July 9 approval hearing.
5/16/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Fox 5 Atlanta / Catherine Stoddard
Fidelity Investments’ July 9 settlement approval hearing will determine payouts for customers affected by a third-party data breach disclosed in 2024.
5/15/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
USA TODAY
Fidelity Investments agreed May 13 to a 2.5 million class-action settlement over a 2024 data breach alleged to involve third-party unauthorized access in Massachusetts federal court.
5/15/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Fox 5 DC / Catherine Stoddard
Fidelity Investments customers have a July 27 deadline to claim payouts after a court must approve a 2.5 million-dollar settlement over a 2024 data breach.
5/15/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Payout
Fidelity Investments account holders received notice after unauthorized access in August 2024, and a Massachusetts court approved a $2.5 million class action settlement on July 9, 2026.
7/10/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
USA TODAY / Ernesto Centeno Araujo
Fidelity Investments proposed a May 13 $2.5 million class-action settlement for a 2024 Massachusetts breach after allegations of third-party unauthorized access.
5/18/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Fox 5 San Diego / Jeremy Tanner
Fidelity Investments agreed to pay up to $5,000 each after a 2024 data breach allegedly exposed sensitive customer information to a third party.
5/17/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
NTD
Fidelity Investments breach victims with exposed financial account and routing numbers must submit settlement claims by late July under a $2.5 million class action pending in Massachusetts federal court.
5/17/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
KSN / Jeremy Tanner
Fidelity Investments agreed to a $2.5 million class action settlement over a 2024 data breach affecting more than 77,000 customers.
5/17/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
KTSM / Jeremy Tanner
Fidelity Investments agreed a $2.5 million settlement for alleged unauthorized third-party access to customer data from August 17-19, 2024, affecting more than 77,000 people.
5/16/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Informnny / Jeremy Tanner
Fidelity Investments reached a 2024 breach settlement for 77,000 customers, including up to 5,000 payouts and two years of identity protection, with court approval set for July 9.
5/16/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Kdvr / Jeremy Tanner
Fidelity Investments agreed to a $2.5 million settlement in a class action over a 2024 data breach alleged to have exposed customer personal information.
5/16/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
KFOR / Jeremy Tanner
Fidelity Investments agreed to a $2.5 million class action settlement on a 2024 breach alleged to involve third-party network access in August, with final approval set for July 9.
5/16/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
ABC4 / Jeremy Tanner
Fidelity Investments agreed to a $2.5 million class action settlement over an alleged August 2024 intrusion affecting 77,000 customers in the USA, including California residents.
5/16/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Wate / Jeremy Tanner
Fidelity Investments agreed to a $2.5 million class action settlement in 2026 over alleged 2024 network intrusion exposing sensitive customer data, with California CPRA-linked claims available.
5/16/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Fox13 News / Catherine Stoddard
Fidelity Investments faces a July 9 court hearing over a $2.5 million settlement for a 2024 third-party data breach affecting customers.
5/15/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Nypost
Fidelity Investments agreed to a $2.5 million class-action settlement over a 2024 breach that reportedly exposed routing and account numbers for about 77,000 customers.
5/15/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Yahoo / Mike Snider
Fidelity Investments and Fidelity Brokerage Services agreed May 13 to settle a Massachusetts federal class action over an Aug 2024 data security incident.
5/15/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul / Catherine Stoddard
Fidelity Investments agreed to a $2.5 million settlement for a 2024 breach affecting USA customers after a third party accessed Social Security and driver license data.
5/15/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
PIX11 / Andrew Cruz
Fidelity Investments agreed to a $2.5 million class-action settlement in 2024 breach claims over exposed financial account and routing numbers, with a July 27 claim deadline.
5/14/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Barron's Advisor
Fidelity Investments agreed to pay $1.25 million to Massachusetts regulators in response to allegations involving a 2024 data breach and breach notification failures.
5/1/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Claim Depot / Nicole Aljets
FMC Services LLC, also known as FMC Health, settled a July 2022 breach class action in which notice recipients can claim up to $5,000 and CyEx monitoring.
5/28/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
ClassAction.org / Tracy Bagdonas
Fitzgerald Wealth Management, LLC received preliminary approval on April 6, 2026 for a class action settlement over an April 2025 data breach affecting U.S. residents.
5/15/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Top Class Actions
Fidelity Investment agreed to a $2.5 million class action settlement for a 2024 breach exposing financial account numbers and routing numbers, with benefits due by July 27, 2026.
5/13/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Claim Depot / Danielle Toth
Fitzgerald Wealth Management LLC reached a settlement for an April 2025 data breach class action, providing capped reimbursement and two years of credit monitoring.
5/8/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Claim Depot / Danielle Toth
Fidelity Investments agreed in a class action to settle an August 2024 data breach, offering up to $5,000 reimbursements and two years of fraud monitoring.
4/30/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Early Retirement
Fidelity Investments is the subject of a forum discussion about an August 2024 third-party data breach settlement, including questions on customer notice and class action compensation.
5/2/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General