Capital One is Now Paying $190 Million in Class-Action Settlement to Eligible U.S. Residents for 2019 Data Breach

Capital One is paying out $190 million to customers who were affected by identity theft or fraud as a result of the 2019 Capital One data breach.

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Capital One agreed to pay a $190 million settlement to customers who opted-in to the settlement by the deadline as a result of a 2019 data breach, and those payments are going out now through November 27, 2023.

If you don’t receive a payment by November 27, then you will not be receiving one.

Capital One 2019 Data Breach Class-Action Settlement

WGAL 8 News reported that emails started going out late last week (the third week of October 2023) to the victims of the 2019 Capital One data breach. The email states exactly how much each member is getting paid in the class-action settlement.

It can vary by how each victim was affected in terms of financial losses, time lost, and identity defense services used.

One person was paid $707 after receiving a confirmation email of payment from ‘noreply@epiqpay.com’ — which means that they opted-in to the settlement by the deadline.

What Happened in 2019?

The Washington Examiner reported that in 2019, a hacker gained access to the personal information of approximately 98 million Capital One users. Capital One announced in July 2019 that it was the victim of a criminal cyberattack on its systems.

Consumers brought numerous lawsuits against Capital One as a result of this data breach, and the lawsuits were overseen by Judge Anthony J. Trenga of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

$190 Million Class-Action Settlement Agreed Upon

After a lengthy mediation process, both sides agreed to the settlement amount and the court granted final approval for a $190 million class-action settlement on September 13, 2022, to pay the out-of-pocket losses, lost time, identity defense services, account restoration services, and other expenses approved by the court.

The deadlines to file a claim with the Capital One Class Action Settlement were:

• Filing a claim for lost time: September 30, 2022
• Filing a claim for out-of-pocket losses: September 30, 2022
• Filing a claim for identity defense services: September 30, 2022

If you filed a claim by the deadline, you are a “class member” and you would have received a notice with a Unique ID and PIN required to file a Claim Form.

If you are unsure if you are a class member, you can get confirmation by calling 1–855–604–1811 or emailing the plan administrator at:

If you joined this class action settlement by the deadline, payment will be sent by November 27, 2023, by check or digital payment.

Sources

Capital One Data Breach Class Action Settlement website.

Roche, Brian. “Victims paid in Capital One settlement.” WGAL 8 News. 25 October 2023.

Schilke, Rachel. “Class-action settlement: Capital One customers have less than a month to claim payment from $190 million settlement.” Washington Examiner. 24 October 2023.

Summary: This article is about the 2019 Capital One data breach and the customers affected by it, resulting in a Class-action Settlement.

T-Mobile is Giving $350 Million in Free Money to Customers from Mass Arbitration; Here's How to Get it

If you were a T-Mobile customer affected by the data breach in August 2021, you could be entitled to your share of the $35 million USD mass arbitration.

T-Mobile Data Breach Mass Arbitration

T-Mobile Customer Data was Exposed in a 2021 Data Breach

In2021, T-Mobile customer data was sold on criminal forums. T-Mobile claims that less than 1,000,000 customer accounts had their PIN #'s fully exposed, and between 40,000,000 to 100,000,000 users had partial account data stolen. (Source: TechCrunch)

"It has been reported that information as sensitive as Social Security numbers, dates of birth and drivers' license numbers were stolen in the breach."

Source: ClassAction.org

Attorneys are working with ClassAction.org to gather information from affected T-Mobile customers in the 2021 data breach. Directions are provided below in How to Participate in the T-Mobile Mass Arbitration.

Who was affected by the T-Mobile data breach?

Approximately 76.6 million U.S. residents that were T-Mobile customers in August 2021 were identified whose information was compromised in the data breach. (Source: TechCrunch)

How much is in the mass arbitration?

T-Mobile announced that $350,000,000 USD will be split among customers and will pay related lawyer fees for administering this mass arbitration, with an additional $150,000,000 to be spent internally "for data security and related technology to upgrade their information security protocols.

T-Mobile info (public domain) ClassAction.org

YouTube: "T-Mobile got hacked — This is what you need to do ASAP!"

                                          YouTube: Liron Segev

How to Participate in the T-Mobile Mass Arbitration

If you choose to sign up for mass arbitration, the law firm Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman will represent you.

Here are the directions:

Step 1. Go here. Then answer the two questions regarding T-Mobile (see screenshot below).

Screenshot of survey for law firm Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman page 1

Step 2. If you answer "Yes" to these questions, it will take you to the next page (see screenshot below) where you provide your contact info. The law firm Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman will also take a fee from your share, which is one-third of your entitled settlement.

Screenshot for law firm Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman page 2

Is it Free to sign up, or is there a Fee?

On the ClassAction.org site, it says:

"It costs nothing to sign up. The attorneys handling the mass arbitration will only get paid if they recover money on your behalf, and their payment will come as a percentage of your award. If they don't win your claim, you don't pay."

"While there are no guarantees, it is possible that those who sign up for the mass arbitration could potentially be entitled to hundreds of dollars."

Reader poll:

Have you been affected by the T-Mobile data breach? (Answer in the comments)

A. Yes, my data was exposed. B. No, I'm not a T-Mobile customer.

Sources

Coldewey, Devin. "T-Mobile will pay out $350M to customers in data breach settlement." TechCrunch. 22 July 2022.

"Legal Investigation: 2021 T-Mobile Data Breach." ClassAction.org Updated June 16, 2022

YouTube: Liron Segev. "T-Mobile got hacked — this is what you need to do ASAP!" Published: 25 August 2021.

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