T-MOBLE customers have just one week left to score payments up to $100.
Earlier this year, the telecommunications company agreed to pay millions of users $350million after settling its consolidated class action lawsuit from the 2021 criminal cyberattack
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According to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) report, the company will spend an additional $150million on data security and related technology.
The breach exposed millions of user addresses, pins, and other personal information.
While the final approval hearing is scheduled for January 20, 2023, at 10 am, the deadline to file through the T-Mobile settlement website is January 23, 2023.
According to T-Mobile, customers can grab $25 cash payments, while California residents are entitled to $100.
Plus, the company will reimburse those eligible up to $25,000 if they had to spend time or money to recover from fraud or identity theft relating to the breach, or Lost Time.
The company has also agreed to pay for two years of McAfee’s ID Theft Protection Service to anyone who even believes they were a victim of the hack.
ARE YOU ELIGIBLE?
If the settlement is approved, over 76million class members who had their information stolen will be able to make a claim.
However, in order to receive your payout, you must follow specific rules.
If you were notified of the proposed settlement by mail you can confirm your status by emailing the Settlement Administrator or calling 833-512-2314.
You can head to the T-Mobile settlement website and click submit a claim.
The entire list of your legal rights and options are:
- Filing a claim for Out-of-Pocket Losses or Lost Time, or for an Alternative Cash Payment
- Filing a claim For Identity Defense Services
- Accessing to Restoration Services
- Excluding yourself from the Settlement
- Objecting or commenting on the Settlement
- Do nothing
For more detailed information on each option, head to the settlement website and review each option carefully.
You can also mail a completed print claim form to:
- T-Mobile Data Breach Settlement
- c/o Kroll Settlement Administration LLC
- P.O. Box 225391 New York, NY 10150-5391
The deadline to file through the website is January 23, 2023.
MORE ABOUT THE BREACH
The company announced a probe into the breach in August 2021, which led to millions having their personal information stolen.
T-Mobile was first alerted to the possible breach by a forum post from a hacker claiming to be selling huge amounts of personal data.
While the users had no financial information taken, names, addresses, birth dates, Social Security numbers, and driver’s license IDs were stolen.
Per the court filings, T-Mobile identified 76.6million people who had their information compromised.
The Court has not decided in favor of the plaintiffs or the defendant; instead, the two sides agreed on a settlement.
Settlements are where a lengthy mediation process is overseen by a neutral mediator and both sides come to some sort of agreement.
These typically avoid the costs and uncertainty of a trial and related appeals and quickly provide benefits to members of the settlement class.
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