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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)