Track the latest data breach lawsuits and privacy violation cases. If your personal information was exposed, you may be entitled to compensation. Find out which companies are being sued and how to file a claim.
If McLean Mortgage sent you a data breach letter about its October 2024 cyberattack, you’re likely included. There’s a flat $45 payment with no proof, up to $4,000 if identity theft cost you money, and a December 10, 2026 deadline. This is In re McLean Data Breach Litigation, No. 3:25-cv-00461, in the Eastern District of…
There’s up to $5,000 waiting for you if the Kimco Staffing data breach cost you money, and a $50 payment if you lived in California when it happened. Kimco agreed to a $1,040,000 settlement, with $640,000 of it in a cash fund. You have until December 15, 2026 to file. This is Kimco Staffing Data…
BuzzFeed is facing a data breach lawsuit, Bronstein v. BuzzFeed Media Enterprises, Inc., No. 1:26-cv-08153, filed in New York federal court on September 18, 2026. A second case followed three days later. If BuzzFeed’s September 14 letter said your Social Security number may have been exposed, you weren’t imagining the risk. Is there a lawsuit…
Important: The criminal charges discussed in this article are allegations. Amir Barati is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court. Montenegro has extradited Amir Barati, an Iranian-Turkish dual national, to the United States to face federal charges tied to an alleged cyber-theft campaign run through the Iran-based Mabna Institute. The U.S. Department of…
Fairwinds Credit Union is notifying members that their personal information may have been accessed in a cybersecurity incident at Mercadien, P.C. CPAs, an outside accounting and professional-services vendor. According to the credit union’s breach notice filed with the California Attorney General, the incident did not involve a compromise of Fairwinds’ own systems. Fairwinds is offering…
A data breach involving the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) exposed personal information belonging to 3,054,000 people, according to a Defense Department spokesperson cited in reporting on September 29, 2026. The affected group reportedly includes 2.76 million living people and 294,000 deceased people. The exposed information included Social Security numbers and, depending on the person,…
Hawaii has joined 43 other states and the District of Columbia in a $2,287,455 multistate settlement with Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (Labcorp) over a 2019 data breach involving its former debt-collection vendor, American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA). The amount is $2,287,455, about $2.3 million. The agreement does not create a new consumer settlement fund…
[UPDATED September 30, 2026 — Added attorney-fee and cost figures, class size and notice results, a fund-math section, mailing-deadline guidance and an expanded key dates table. Sections updated: Attorney Fees, Opt-Out and Objection, Key Dates, FAQ.] ⚠️ 21 days left to file a claim (October 21, 2026). The opt-out and objection deadline is 6 days…
November 4, 2026. That’s your deadline to claim money from the Summit Medical data breach settlement, and it’s 36 days away. Summit Medical Group is capping cash claims at $500,000 in Harris v. Summit Medical Group, PLLC, No. 2-119-25, for people whose data was exposed in a September 2024 cyberattack. Do I qualify for the…