Seagate Technology data breach settlement
Seagate Technology settled a data breach claim that paid up to $3,500 per person. The claim window closed on June 30, 2018, so this one can no longer be claimed — but new settlements open all the time, and some are paying out right now. The free check tells you in seconds whether your email is in a breach that still pays.
The numbers
| Maximum per person | $3,500 |
|---|---|
| What it covered | The Seagate data breach class action settlement offers the following benefits: Coverage under an Experian identity theft protection plan (Class Members who enrolled in the original identity theft protection plan can elect to be covered for an additional two years) Reimbursement of economic costs of up to $3,500 per Class Member. NOTE: To qualify for this benefit, the economic losses must have been |
| Claim deadline (passed) | June 30, 2018 |
| Case | Everett Castillo v. Seagate Technology LLC , Case No. 3:16-cv-01958-RS, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California |
Who was covered
You are a Class Member of the Seagate data breach settlement if you fall into one of the following two categories: Employee Class: Includes current and former employees of Seagate or its affiliates and whose W-2 information was involved in the Seagate data breach. Third Party Class: If you jointly filed your federal income taxes for 2015 with a Class Member as a spouse, or if you were listed as a
Where to claim
The administrator’s site is www.CastillovSeagateSettlement.com. The window is closed, so it is there for the record, not to file.
Source: Top Class Actions
Being in the breach is not the same as being in the class. Class membership usually turns on having received the company’s own notice letter, and only the settlement administrator can confirm it. We are not lawyers, we take no fee from any claim, and we never file on anyone’s behalf.
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