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Target To Pay $10 Million In Proposed Settlement For 2013 Data Breach

Posted by samzenpus on from the pay-up dept.

itwbennett writes Target has agreed to pay $10 million in a proposed settlement to a class-action lawsuit stemming from its massive 2013 data breach, which affected as many as 110 million people. Individual victims could receive up to $10,000. The proposed settlement also includes measures to better protect the customer data that Target collects, according to documents filed with the U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota.

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  1. Actual sums received by members of the suit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    CNN Money goes to more detail on how the money will be distributed.
    http://money.cnn.com/2015/03/19/technology/security/target-data-hack-settlement/
    (tldr -- lawyers are the winners)

  2. There is this internet searching website and by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    it called Google :

    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/target-lands-16-billion-tax-break-as-creditors-fight-for-payback/article23528282/

    They even have a button for when you feel lucky!

  3. Re:That's less than ten cents per victim! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    The math doesn't work out. I guess that judge is a Republican since their kind can't do math.

    Lol 'since their' i think you mean 'sense there'. Whom is the stupid one?

    You are.

    Captcha: educates