Xfinity Customer? You May Be Owed Money From a $117.5 Million Data Breach Settlement
The $117.5 million Xfinity settlement is open for claims. Here's how to file before the August 14 deadline.
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Comcast has agreed to pay $117.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit stemming from a cyberattack that exposed the personal information of approximately 36 million Xfinity customers in October 2023. The settlement is now open for claims, and current and former customers who received a breach notification from Comcast in December 2023 may be eligible for a flat cash payment of around $50, or up to $10,000 if they can document losses tied to the breach. The deadline to file is August 14, 2026.
When Comcast notified users of the breach (PDF) in December 2023, the company admitted data thieves stole usernames, passwords, names, contact information, dates of birth and the last four digits of Social Security numbers.
In a class action lawsuit, Hasson v. Comcast Cable Communications LLC...
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