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A federal judge gave final approval Oct. 9 to 700Credit’s $17.5 million data-breach settlement after its claim period closed Sept. 22
A federal judge gave final approval on Oct. 9 to 700Credit’s $17.5 million data-breach settlement, 17 days after the claim period closed on Sept. 22....
People notified of the 2024 Brockton Neighborhood Health Center breach have until Dec. 8 to claim up to $2,500 from an $825,000 settlement
Patients caught in the 2024 data breach at Brockton Neighborhood Health Center have until Dec. 8 to claim from an $825,000 settlement. Documented losses can...
People notified of Covenant Health’s May 2025 data breach have until Dec. 30 to claim an estimated $75, or up to $5,000 in documented losses
People who received notice of the May 2025 data breach at Covenant Health have until Dec. 30 to claim from a $2 million settlement. The...
People notified of Communications Data Group’s 2025 data breach have until Nov. 10 to claim $45 or up to $5,000 in documented losses
People who received a notice about the February 2025 data breach at Communications Data Group have until Nov. 10 to file a claim. The settlement...
Hospital Español Auxilio Mutuo data-breach claimants have until December 21 to seek money from a $500,000 fund
People whose personal information may have been taken in the 2023 data breach at Hospital Español Auxilio Mutuo de Puerto Rico have until December 21,...
Trump signed a law requiring dating apps to warn members when someone who messaged them was banned for fraud
The Romance Scam Prevention Act became law on October 20 with President Trump’s signature, requiring online dating services to tell a member when someone who...
Michigan warns older adults that Medicare never calls during open enrollment
Michigan’s insurance and health departments are warning older residents that Medicare never calls or visits during open enrollment, which runs from October 15 to December...
Social Security’s watchdog counted 385 scam victims aged 50 and older against 451 under 50 in one quarter
Social Security’s inspector general counted 451 people under 50 who reported losing money to Social Security impostors from April 1 to June 30, 2026, against...
Social Security’s watchdog says scammers now use real employee names on fake badges
Scammers are putting the names of real Social Security inspector general employees on fabricated badges, the agency’s watchdog says. The Office of the Inspector General...
About 1.08 million people who booked dental appointments through the LocalMed portal can claim from a $5.75 million privacy settlement by January 25
A $5.75 million settlement over how a dental scheduling portal handled patient information covers about 1.08 million people, and anyone in that group has until...
The OneTouchPoint breach claim window closes November 16
People whose information was swept up in the OneTouchPoint breach have until November 16, 2026 to file a claim in a class action settlement. The...
A $1.75 million American Vision Partners data breach settlement lets about 258,070 people with exposed Social Security numbers claim up to $3,000 in documented losses by November 12
People whose Social Security numbers were exposed in the American Vision Partners cyberattack have until November 12, 2026 to file for money from a $1.75...
Idaho’s attorney general says almost 400 Idaho Power customer accounts have experienced fraud as impostors threaten shutoffs and demand deposits
Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador warned on Oct. 15 that almost 400 Idaho Power customer accounts have experienced fraud, with impostors posing as the utility,...
A federal prisoner pleaded guilty to helping scammers get a 93-year-old North Dakota woman to mail a $45,000 check, and faces sentencing December 21
Sumit Kumar Singh, a 32-year-old Indian national already in federal custody, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud for helping scammers get a 93-year-old...
The FTC is sending 6,205 payments totaling more than $100,000 to GOAT shoppers, and checks must be cashed within 90 days
The Federal Trade Commission is sending 6,205 payments totaling more than $100,000 to people who bought from the sneaker and apparel marketplace GOAT and were...
Minnesotans reported losing $86.5 million to fraud in 2026, per the FTC, as the OCC announced a direct line for community banks to report payment fraud on October 7
Minnesotans filed 15,601 fraud reports in 2026 with total reported losses of $86.5 million and a median loss of $288, according to figures the Office...
Social Security’s watchdog warns scammers posing as the agency cite fake my Social Security account and direct deposit problems and mail fake Supreme Court letters
The Social Security Administration’s inspector general is warning that scammers posing as the agency keep pointing to made-up problems with a Social Security online account...
Premier Martial Arts’ franchisor and its former sales firm agreed to pay $1.85 million to settle FTC charges over claims that studios could run on under 15 hours a week
Premier Franchising Group, the franchisor of Premier Martial Arts, and its former franchise sales organization, Franchise Fastlane, have agreed to pay a combined $1.85 million...
A 70-year-old North Braddock man who served as a Social Security representative payee is charged with diverting another person’s benefits for six years
A 70-year-old North Braddock, Pennsylvania, man who served as a Social Security representative payee is charged with diverting another person’s benefits for six years. Federal...
Roseland Community Hospital’s $650,000 data breach settlement takes claims through December 31
Patients of Roseland Community Hospital whose personal information may have been exposed in a June 2024 data incident have until December 31 to file for...