Hafetz & Associates $505K Data Breach Class Action Settlement
Individuals who previously received a notice letter informing them that their personal information may have been compromised in the Hafetz & Associates data breach discovered in October 2023, may be eligible to submit a claim for up to $10,000 and credit monitoring, from a class action settlement. The data incident affected approximately 31,590 individuals.
Hafetz & Associates LLC has agreed to pay $505,000 to settle a class action lawsuit. The class action claimed that the company failed to adequately protect personal information after a cybersecurity incident. Compromised information included names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, financial account details and insurance benefit information.
Who is eligible for a data breach settlement payout?
Class members are individuals who reside in the United States and received a notice from Hafetz & Associates informing them that their personally identifiable information (PII) may have been accessed during a data breach, which occurred between July 24, 2023, and Oct. 12, 2023.
How much is the class action settlement payment?
Class members can claim one or more of the following:
Reimbursement for economic losses : Class members can claim up to $10,000 for actual, documented out-of-pocket expenses directly related to the data incident. Eligible expenses include:
: Class members can claim up to $10,000 for actual, documented out-of-pocket expenses di
Source: https://www.claimdepot.com/settlements/hafetz-data-settlement
Hafetz and Associates cybersecurity rating report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/hafetz-and-associates
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"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '31,590 individuals',
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'location': None,
'name': 'Hafetz & Associates LLC',
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'customer_advisories': 'Notice letters sent to 31,590 affected '
'individuals',
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'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
'Social '
'Security '
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'date_detected': '2023-10-01',
'description': 'Hafetz & Associates LLC agreed to pay $505,000 '
'to settle a class action lawsuit after a data '
'breach discovered in October 2023 compromised '
'personal information of approximately 31,590 '
'individuals. The breach exposed names, Social '
'Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, '
'financial account details, and insurance benefit '
'information. Affected individuals may claim up '
'to $10,000 in reimbursement and credit '
'monitoring.',
'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Potential reputational '
'damage due to class '
'action lawsuit and public '
'disclosure of breach',
'conversion_rate_impact': None,
'customer_complaints': None,
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'Social Security numbers',
'Driver’s license numbers',
'Financial account details',
'Insurance benefit information'],
'downtime': None,
'financial_loss': '$505,000 (settlement amount)',
'identity_theft_risk': 'High (due to exposure of '
'SSNs, driver’s license '
'numbers, and financial '
'details)',
'legal_liabilities': '$505,000 settlement for class '
'action lawsuit',
'operational_impact': None,
'payment_information_risk': 'High (financial account '
'details compromised)',
'revenue_loss': None,
'systems_affected': None},
'initial_access_broker': {'backdoors_established': None,
'data_sold_on_dark_web': None,
'entry_point': None,
'high_value_targets': None,
'reconnaissance_period': None},
'investigation_status': 'Settled (class action lawsuit resolved)',
'post_incident_analysis': {'corrective_actions': 'Settlement '
'payouts and '
'credit '
'monitoring for '
'affected '
'individuals',
'root_causes': 'Failure to adequately '
'protect personal '
'information (as '
'claimed in the '
'lawsuit)'},
'ransomware': {'data_encryption': None,
'data_exfiltration': None,
'ransom_demanded': None,
'ransom_paid': None,
'ransomware_strain': None},
'references': [{'date_accessed': None,
'source': 'Class Action Settlement Notice',
'url': None}],
'regulatory_compliance': {'fines_imposed': None,
'legal_actions': 'Class action lawsuit '
'settled for $505,000',
'regulations_violated': None,
'regulatory_notifications': None},
'response': {'adaptive_behavioral_waf': None,
'communication_strategy': 'Notice letters sent to '
'affected individuals '
'(between July 24, 2023, '
'and Oct. 12, 2023)',
'containment_measures': None,
'enhanced_monitoring': None,
'incident_response_plan_activated': None,
'law_enforcement_notified': None,
'network_segmentation': None,
'on_demand_scrubbing_services': None,
'recovery_measures': 'Class action settlement '
'offering reimbursement (up to '
'$10,000) and credit '
'monitoring to affected '
'individuals',
'remediation_measures': None,
'third_party_assistance': None},
'title': 'Hafetz & Associates $505K Data Breach Class Action '
'Settlement',
'type': 'Data Breach'}