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Fidelity Data Breach Settlement
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The Topic
Fidelity Investments and Fidelity Brokerage Services reached a $2.5 million settlement resolving claims tied to unauthorized network access in August 2024. The case involved alleged exposure of Social Security numbers, driver-license data, financial account information, and routing numbers, with potentially more than 160,000 people eligible for benefits. The settlement provides compensation for documented losses and pro rata payments, alongside identity-theft or credit-monitoring services, and illustrates how breach victims are pursuing recovery through class-action litigation.
First Article: 04/27/26
Latest Article: 07/27/26
Summary
- Fidelity agreed to a $2.5 million settlement over unauthorized access detected between Aug. 17 and Aug. 19, 2024.
- Court filings identified 77,099 directly affected individuals and described possible exposure of account and routing numbers for about 86,000 additional customers.
- Allegedly exposed information included Social Security numbers, driver-license data, and financial account information.
- Eligible claimants may receive a pro rata cash payment and up to $5,000 for documented losses, subject to settlement terms and available funds.
- The settlement also provides identity-theft protection or credit-monitoring services, with additional benefits described for some California residents.
- Fidelity denied wrongdoing; the settlement resolves litigation without an admission of liability.
- A separate Lee University settlement shows similar breach litigation producing compensation and monitoring remedies for affected individuals.
History
The update adds specificity on the breach scope, confirming the August 2024 access window and identifying separate groups of affected individuals. It also clarifies the settlement’s remedies and that Fidelity denies wrongdoing, while introducing a separate related settlement as contextual comparison.
The story has shifted from a broader breach-and-fallout narrative into a more specific settlement-administration phase, with the key new development being a $2.5 million class-action resolution and defined claims deadlines. The earlier regulatory-and-litigation mix is now narrower and more procedural, centered on court approval, eligibility, and compensation mechanics.
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05-19-2026
Lee University agreed in 2024-related litigation for $1.75 million, with Judge Curtis L. Coller granting preliminary approval in Tennessee over a breach affecting nearly 137,000 people.
07-27-2026
Fidelity Investments customers in the United States have until July 27, 2026 to claim compensation in a class-action settlement over an August 2024 data breach.
05-15-2026
Fidelity Investments and Fidelity Brokerage Services agreed May 13 to settle a Massachusetts federal class action over an Aug 2024 data security incident.
Timeline: 92 Days
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Fidelity Investments and Fidelity Brokerage Services settled a class-action privacy and cybersecurity lawsuit on May 13 after allegations of delayed breach notification and exposure of sensitive personal data from Aug. 2024 activity.
LA Financial Federal Credit Union received preliminary approval for a $725,000 settlement resolving a class action over a June 2024 data breach affecting 34,866 U.S. residents.
Berman & Rabin, P.A. reached a $980,000 settlement approved preliminarily on May 1, 2026, covering US consumers affected by a July 2024 data breach.
Crimson Wine Group reached a 637,500 class action settlement after a June 2024 data breach, with preliminary approval on March 26, 2026 and a final approval hearing set for October 13, 2026.
Fidelity Investments agreed to a $2.5 million class action settlement in Massachusetts after a 2024 unauthorized-access incident exposed customer data, with a July 9 approval hearing.
Fidelity Investments set a July 27, 2026 deadline for settlement claims after an August 2024 breach exposed Social Security numbers, financial accounts, and driver’s licenses.
Fidelity customers in the United States must submit data breach settlement claims by July 27, 2026 for potential exposure reported from Aug. 17 to 19, 2024.
Massachusetts securities regulator William Galvin ordered Fidelity Brokerage Services to pay $1.25 million for cybersecurity control failures and incomplete breach notifications after a 2024 breach affected about 77,000 customers.
Theresa M. Traber granted preliminary approval in California for a $725,000 class-action settlement over LA Financial Federal Credit Union's June 2024 data breach.
Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin announced a $1.25 million settlement with Fidelity over a 2024 breach affecting Massachusetts residents and non-customers.
U.S. District Judge Darrin P. Gayles closed Bayview Asset Management's 2022 mortgage servicing data breach class action in the 2020s, approving an $8.6 million attorneys' award.
Fidelity Investments and Fidelity Brokerage Service agreed in May to a $2.5 million class-action settlement for customers affected by an August 2024 data breach.
Fidelity Investments and Fidelity Brokerage Service set a July 27 deadline for class-action claims after an August 2024 data breach reported to affect more than 77,000 customers.
Fidelity Investments account holders received notice after unauthorized access in August 2024, and a Massachusetts court approved a $2.5 million class action settlement on July 9, 2026.
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Fidelity Investments agreed May 13 to a 2.5 million class-action settlement over a 2024 data breach alleged to involve third-party unauthorized access in Massachusetts federal court.
Fidelity Investments proposed a May 13 $2.5 million class-action settlement for a 2024 Massachusetts breach after allegations of third-party unauthorized access.
Fidelity Investment agreed to a $2.5 million class action settlement for a 2024 breach exposing financial account numbers and routing numbers, with benefits due by July 27, 2026.
Fitzgerald Wealth Management, LLC received preliminary approval on April 6, 2026 for a class action settlement over an April 2025 data breach affecting U.S. residents.
EMM Loans, LLC obtained preliminary approval for a class action settlement over a February 2024 data breach, with final approval scheduled for August 2026.
First Financial Security agreed to a $1.2 million class action settlement addressing alleged unauthorized access in a 2023 data breach.
Fidelity Investments agreed in a class action to settle an August 2024 data breach, offering up to $5,000 reimbursements and two years of fraud monitoring.
Fitzgerald Wealth Management LLC reached a settlement for an April 2025 data breach class action, providing capped reimbursement and two years of credit monitoring.
FMC Services LLC, also known as FMC Health, settled a July 2022 breach class action in which notice recipients can claim up to $5,000 and CyEx monitoring.
EMM Loans LLC agreed to a class action settlement for a February 2024 data breach after exposure of personally identifiable information affecting at least 2,313 people in the United States.
Crimson Wine Group Ltd. settlement following a June 2024 cyberattack in the USA offers eligible U.S. residents up to $5,000 and two years of credit monitoring.
AOD Federal Credit Union class action settlement tied to an Aug. 8-9, 2024 data breach allows eligible claimants to seek up to $5,000 and credit monitoring.
Fidelity and Fidelity Brokerage Service set a July 27 deadline for class action claims tied to an August 2024 customer data breach.
Fidelity Investments agreed to pay $1.25 million to Massachusetts regulators in response to allegations involving a 2024 data breach and breach notification failures.
Fidelity Investments faces a July 9 court hearing over a $2.5 million settlement for a 2024 third-party data breach affecting customers.
Fidelity Investments agreed to a $2.5 million settlement in a class action over a 2024 data breach alleged to have exposed customer personal information.
Fidelity Investments reached a 2024 breach settlement for 77,000 customers, including up to 5,000 payouts and two years of identity protection, with court approval set for July 9.
Fidelity Investments agreed to a $2.5 million class action settlement over a 2024 data breach affecting 77,000+ customers, with identity theft protection and credit monitoring.
Fidelity Investments agreed to pay up to $5,000 each after a 2024 data breach allegedly exposed sensitive customer information to a third party.
Fidelity Investments agreed to a $2.5 million class action settlement over a 2024 data breach affecting more than 77,000 customers.
Fidelity Investments’ July 9 settlement approval hearing will determine payouts for customers affected by a third-party data breach disclosed in 2024.
First Financial Security Inc. reached a $1.2 million settlement following an October 2023 breach that exposed about 100,000 customers, with claims due July 20, 2026.
Fidelity Investments agreed to a $2.5 million settlement for a reported August 17-19, 2024 data breach affecting over 77,000 customers, with claims and identity theft monitoring.
Fidelity Investments customers have a July 27 deadline to claim payouts after a court must approve a 2.5 million-dollar settlement over a 2024 data breach.
Fidelity Investments agreed to a $2.5 million class action settlement in 2026 over alleged 2024 network intrusion exposing sensitive customer data, with California CPRA-linked claims available.
Fidelity Investments and a class of affected customers reached a $2.5 million settlement after a 2024 breach exposed financial account data and allegedly delayed notification.
Fidelity Investments agreed to a $2.5 million class-action settlement in 2024 breach claims over exposed financial account and routing numbers, with a July 27 claim deadline.
Fidelity Investments agreed to a $2.5 million class action settlement on a 2024 breach alleged to involve third-party network access in August, with final approval set for July 9.
Fidelity Investments agreed a $2.5 million settlement for alleged unauthorized third-party access to customer data from August 17-19, 2024, affecting more than 77,000 people.
Fidelity Investments agreed to a $2.5 million class action settlement over an alleged August 2024 intrusion affecting 77,000 customers in the USA, including California residents.
Flagstar Bank, N.A. agreed to a proposed $31.5 million class-action settlement after 2021 intrusions exposed personally identifiable information of 2.18 million people.
Fidelity Investments agreed to a $2.5 million settlement for a 2024 breach affecting USA customers after a third party accessed Social Security and driver license data.
First Financial Security agreed to a $1.2 million class action settlement over an October 2023 breach, with final approval set for November.
Fidelity Investments breach victims with exposed financial account and routing numbers must submit settlement claims by late July under a $2.5 million class action pending in Massachusetts federal court.
Fidelity Investments agreed to a 2.5 million class action settlement in 2024 breach case with payment and identity protection terms, with a July 9 approval hearing.
Settlement administrators set July 20 as the claim deadline for a First Financial Security class action after an October 17, 2023 breach exposed Social Security numbers.
Fidelity Investments agreed to a 2.5 million settlement in 2024 after an August 17 to 19 data incident exposed customers financial account and routing numbers.
Fidelity Investments agreed to a $2.5 million class-action settlement over a 2024 breach that reportedly exposed routing and account numbers for about 77,000 customers.
May claim deadlines apply to several US class action settlements, including a Los Angeles Times California tracker-consent case and a Norton Healthcare 2023 data breach settlement.
Flagstar Bank agreed to a $31.5 million class action settlement over January and December 2021 data breaches affecting 2.19 million U.S. people.
Mortgage servicers agreed to a $26 million class settlement on a late-2021 breach in the Southern District of Florida; claims close June 22, 2026.
Balance Autism settlement in the U.S. (March 2025 incident) provides cash options and up to two years of credit monitoring for potentially impacted individuals.
Fidelity Investments is the subject of a forum discussion about an August 2024 third-party data breach settlement, including questions on customer notice and class action compensation.