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Communications Data Group data breach settlement

File by 10 November 2026 · 13 days left · the 2025 breach

File on the official site → Filing is free and takes a few minutes.

Claim deadline
10 November 2026 (13 days left)
Submit a Claim Form ... Submitted or Postmarked on or Before November 10, 2026
Who can claim
People who received a notice letter about the February 2025 CDG data incident (including customers of Duo County Telephone, Cumberland Cellular and Home Wireless); about 137,059 individuals.
What it pays
One of: documented losses up to $5,000 (may also claim credit monitoring), OR a one-time $45 Alternative Cash Payment, OR 3 years of CyEx credit monitoring.
Proof needed
No for the $45 Alternative Cash Payment; yes for documented losses.
Final approval hearing
2026-11-16
The case
Pierce, et al. v. Communications Data Group, Inc., et al., Case No. 2026CH000032, Circuit Court of the 6th Judicial Circuit, Champaign County, Illinois
Official site
communicationsdatagroupsettlement.com
Checked
on the official site on 28 October 2026. Choosing the $45 cash payment rules out credit monitoring.

Is this settlement real?

We checked it on its official website, communicationsdatagroupsettlement.com, on 28 October 2026, and quote that site’s own words for the deadline above. The official website is the one named in the court-approved notice; if a letter or email about this settlement points you to a different address, do not use it. Filing is always free: never pay a fee, never give a bank password, and never reply to a message that urges you to “claim now” through another link.

How to file

  1. Open the official site: use the link above, or type the address from your notice.
  2. If you got a notice by letter or email, have it to hand: it usually carries a claim or class member ID that speeds things up. No notice? The site usually says how to check whether you are included.
  3. Pick the benefit you want (a cash payment, reimbursement of losses with receipts, or credit monitoring, as the settlement offers) and submit before the deadline.
  4. Keep the confirmation. Payments come after the court’s final approval and any appeals, often months later, and the amount per person can depend on how many people file.

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