You could claim up to $5,000 after data breach – act before June 2 – The Mirror US
FloridaCentral Credit Union customers can receive up to $5,000 after it settled a massive data breach lawsuit.
The Tampa-based credit union had been sued after hackers allegedly secured access to highly sensitive customer data, including Social Security numbers and bank account information, from its email system on May 16, 2024.
Over 200,000 people who belong to the credit union stood to be effected by the breach. The credit union is also based out of Florida, a state home to an exceptionally large elderly population, among other vulnerable communities.
The plaintiffs had argued that the company failed to protect its customers against the alleged data breach.
The company has denied any wrongdoing, however, its has agreed to issue financial compensation to customers.
However, there's an immediate catch. All eligible customers must file a claim by Monday, June 2, in order to reap their rewards.
Anyone whose data has been potentially compromised can claim a flat payout, which is estimated at $100.
However, those suffered worse fates such as identify theft or fraud can apply for an up to $,5000 payout.
To get the full payout, customers must provide documentation proving their losses.
The credit union is also offering three years of credit monitoring to customers as part of its settlement agreement.
FloridaCentral is also offering three years of free credit monitoring to all eligible customers.
The monitoring includes one-bureau credit monitoring, dark web monitoring, identity theft insurance coverage of up to $1 million and identity recovery services, according to Class Action Lawsuits.
All eligible customers can file a claim here.
This comes after over 184 million login credentials for major websites and email accounts, including Apple, Facebook, and Google, were harvested on a seemingly illegal database.
Data breach and security expert Jeremiah Fowler revealed that Elastic database was storing millions of people's data without their consent, exposing a major national security threat, Wired reports.
The accounts were linked to at least 29 countries, including the United States, Australia, Canada, China, India, Israel, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom. Among the emails in the database were .gov domains, indicating that federal data could be at risk.
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