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Last Update: 09/19/2026 at 11:33 PM EST
Breached Consumers Await Settlement Payouts
Coverage from Dapeer Law, DeXpose, and others
A series of U.
S. class-action settlements is providing compensation, credit monitoring, or both to consumers whose personal information was allegedly exposed in data breaches. The cases span telecommunications, retail, financial services, nonprofits, hospitality, insurance, and healthcare-related services, with payment levels generally tied to documented losses, proof of impact, or participation in an alternative cash option. The material also shows litigation expanding beyond the breach itself to include delayed notification and unauthorized tracking, while claimants face deadlines and settlement approvals that vary by case.
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09/06/2026
The update adds concrete defendants and case details to previously identified theories involving delayed breach notification and unauthorized tracking, while emphasizing unresolved standing and causation issues.
08/05/2026
The story is now framed more specifically around the scale and timing of 2026 settlement activity, while adding a clearer set of newer privacy theories beyond ordinary breach claims. It also sharpens the AT&T/Cricket matter by describing the exposed data as call or text metadata and emphasizing tens of millions of affected customers.
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Legends Hospitality, LLC agreed to an $812,900 class action settlement after targeted cyberattacks in Nov 2024-Jan 2025 potentially exposed sensitive personal data in New York.
7/10/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Judge Ada E. Brown presides over a Northern District of Texas class action settlement after 2024 AT&T-related incidents, with eligibility claims closed December 18, 2025.
7/6/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
American Consumer Credit Counseling, Inc. settled a Jan. 29, 2025 data breach class action after Social Security and account data exposure.
7/5/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
A Colorado lawsuit against Bluepeak argues delayed breach notification, after a December 2025 incident, violated time-based statutory notice duties.
7/2/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
Youth and Shelter Services, Inc. faces a class action settlement approved preliminarily on April 27, 2026, covering about 20,000 people affected by a September 2023 breach.
5/27/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Lands' End customers whose information may have been accessed during a December 2024 breach can seek settlement payments and monitoring through a Wisconsin class action.
8/15/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Apple, Delta Dental portal operator Wyssta Services, First Financial Security, Land's End, and Lemonade agreed to class-action settlements tied to alleged privacy harms, with consumer claim deadlines listed.
7/14/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Flagstar Bank reached a $31.5 million class-action settlement in 2026 for alleged preventable cybersecurity failures tied to two 2021 breaches affecting 2M customers.
7/12/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania schedules a final approval hearing for a proposed class action settlement over a protected health information breach dated October 5-6, 2024.
6/30/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
US individuals allegedly affected by a February 2024 Dohman, Akerlund & Eddy LLC data breach can seek class settlement benefits starting with court final approval.
7/13/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
WaterStreet Company reached a preliminarily approved class action settlement on May 6, 2026 for a March 2025 breach affecting 70,072 U.S. residents, with claims ending August 19, 2026.
6/23/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Nth Degree Inc. settlement compensates U.S. class members for a Dec. 2024 breach involving Social Security numbers with cash and three years of credit monitoring.
6/22/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Lands' End reached a class action settlement approved preliminarily May 13, 2026, addressing allegations of a December 2024 breach exposing sensitive data for U.S. residents.
6/18/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
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KYB Americas Corporation agreed in 2026 to settle U.S. class claims over a February 2025 personal-information exposure, offering monitoring and limited compensation.
7/28/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Serviceaide settlement in New York addresses alleged patient information exposure from unauthorized access between September 19 and November 5, 2024.
7/26/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Urban One, Inc. proposed a $675,000 class action settlement in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland after a March 2025 cyberattack may have exposed private information.
7/16/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Apple, Delta Dental portal operator Wyssta Services, First Financial Security, Lands' End, and Lemonade face privacy-related class settlements with claim windows ranging from July to October 2025.
7/13/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Multiple companies agreed to privacy and data breach class-action settlements in the 2020s, with compensation eligibility tied to specific incident dates and claim deadlines.
7/13/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Apple, Delta Dental, First Financial Security, Lands' End, and Lemonade settlements provide cash to eligible class members after alleged privacy tracking violations and data breaches.
7/13/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Apple, Wyssta Services, First Financial Security, Lands’ End, and Lemonade agreed to privacy-related class-action settlements providing claimants potential cash payments in the United States.
7/13/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Apple, Wyssta Services (Delta Dental portal), and Lands' End announced settlements between 2024 and 2025 covering alleged deceptive AI marketing, cookie tracking without consent, and a December 2024 data breach.
7/4/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
Lands' End reached a class action settlement on a December 2024 data breach after unauthorized access exposed Social Security, passport, and medical information.
7/1/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Lands' End settled a class action over a December 2024 breach that exposed customers' Social Security, passport, driver license, and medical data, with claims due by Oct. 22.
7/1/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Federal class actions filed June 17 to June 23, 2026 in multiple U.S. districts allege cybersecurity failures exposed sensitive personal data at healthcare, security, retail, and energy companies.
6/26/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
In Pennsylvania, a proposed class action settlement would compensate people potentially affected by a DATS protected health information breach tied to an incident around October 5, 2024.
6/26/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Multiple companies reached class action settlement payment stages in the U.S. after alleged data breaches, with approaching claim deadlines for eligible consumers.
6/7/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Apple, Delta Dental portal operator Wyssta Services, First Financial Security, Land's End, and Lemonade agreed to consumer privacy settlements addressing tracking and breach-related allegations between 2023 and 2025.
7/13/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
American Consumer Credit Counseling agreed in Massachusetts to settle a class action concerning its January 2025 data breach, with claims due September 16, 2026.
8/28/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
During H1 2026, 212 data breach class actions entered settlement proceedings tracked by Bloomberg Law, marking the lowest total since at least H1 2022.
7/29/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Claim Depot compiled privacy-related class action settlement opportunities and data breach claims where payment eligibility often requires proof of notification and affected status.
7/14/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Claim Depot’s class action settlements database compiles eligibility details for privacy-related breach and tracking settlements affecting healthcare and other organizations.
7/14/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Claim Depot published a class action settlement database with privacy incident claim listings and eligibility rules tied to breach notifications and documented losses.
7/14/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Backchecked LLC agreed to a $535,000 class action settlement for an alleged September 2024 cyberattack that may have exposed U.S. residents personal identifiers.
7/9/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
American Consumer Credit Counseling Inc. settled a U.S. class action in 2025 over an email-based breach discovered in January 2025, offering cash claims and three years of credit monitoring for affected notice recipients.
7/3/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Lighthouse Electric Company reached a preliminarily approved class action settlement in May 2026 over an October 2024 data breach affecting about 7,128 Pennsylvania residents and other U.S. residents.
6/30/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Lands' End reached a class action settlement in Wisconsin addressing a December 2024 breach that allegedly exposed Social Security, license, passport, and medical data.
6/29/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Marlboro-Chesterfield Pathology PC class members can claim up to $1,000 or credit monitoring after a May 2025 breach exposed Social Security numbers and medical records.
6/24/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
U.S. residents affected by an Advanced Recovery Equipment & Supplies data breach discovered in October 2024 may submit claims for up to $4,250 under a class action settlement.
6/24/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Lands' End class action settlement after a December 2024 data breach will provide eligible consumers cash compensation and two years of credit monitoring after court final approval.
6/15/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Essen Medical Associates, Trader Joe's, Complete Payroll Solutions, Avis, Krispy Kreme, and Lakeview Loan Servicing face class-action settlements closing in June 2026 over alleged privacy and payment data exposure.
5/29/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
Urban One agreed in 2025 to a $675,000 class action settlement over a March-discovered cyberattack that allegedly exposed private employee information.
6/16/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General
LastPass, Pawn America, and Fidelity settlements closing in July 2026 provide consumer claim pathways after alleged data breaches, alongside an FTC-linked Amazon Prime practices settlement.
6/30/2026 • Data Breaches & Exposure Events • General