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Golden Entertainment customers, vendors, and current and former employees may be eligible to claim up to $200 thanks to a class action lawsuit settlement stemming from a 2019 phishing attack.
The settlement Class includes all customers, vendors, and current and former employees of Golden Entertainment (NV) Inc. to whom Golden mailed notice that between May 30, 2019, and Oct. 6, 2019, it was the target of a cyberattack in which third parties sent phishing emails to Golden’s employees in the hopes of gaining access to its computer systems and might have resulted in unauthorized parties accessing personal information.
Golden Entertainment is the largest distributed gaming operator in the United States, according to the company’s website. It owns and operates casinos in Maryland and Nevada, and its gaming devices can be found in bars, taverns, truck stops and grocery stores in Montana and Nevada
About 17,683 people potentially had their personal information compromised — information including Social Security numbers, passport numbers, driver’s license numbers, birthdates, passwords, and payment card numbers, among other data, according to the settlement website.
In order to receive a payment or other relief, Class Members must submit a claim form, along with documentation such as bank or credit card statements with the relevant charges circled when needed and/or a proper attestation.
Class Members may claim up to three hours, at a rate of $15 per hour, of time lost dealing with the phishing attack.
To make a claim for lost time, the Class Member must have spent at least one half-hour dealing with issues related to the attack. All partial-hour increments will be rounded to the nearest whole hour. In other words, someone making a claim for 1.2 hours of lost time will receive compensation for one hour, while someone claiming 1.5 hours would be compensated for two hours.
Lost-time claims must be submitted with a written statement attesting to the time the Class Member spent dealing with phishing-related issues. No other documentation is required.
Class Members also may also make a claim for documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred or made as a result of the phishing attack. These expenses can include:
- Unreimbursed bank fees
- Unreimbursed card re-issuance fees
- Unreimbursed overdraft fees
- Unreimbursed charges related to unavailability of funds
- Unreimbursed late fees
- Unreimbursed over-limit fees
- Long distance phone charges
- Cell phone minutes (if charged by minute), Internet usage charges (if charged by the minute or by the amount of data usage and incurred solely as a result of the phishing attack), and text messages (if charged by the message and incurred solely as a result of the attack);
- Unreimbursed bank or credit card charges
- Interest on payday loans due to card cancellation or an over-limit situation incurred solely as a result of the attack
- Costs of credit report(s) purchased between Nov. 7, 2019, and Dec. 17, 2020, with an statement by the Class Member that the report was purchased primarily because of the Golden Entertainment phishing attack
- Other losses determined by the claims administrator to be fairly traceable to the attack
Claims for out-of-pocket expenses must be submitted with documentation.
Golden Entertainment is required to pay a maximum of $250,000 for out-of-pocket expense claims. If the total amount claimed exceeds that amount, each Class Member’s claim will be reduced proportionally.
In addition to the monetary relief, Class Members are also eligible for one year of free credit monitoring known as “Identity Guard Total powered by IBM Watson.”
If the Class Member has already received free credit monitoring related to the Golden Entertainment phishing attack, they will receive an additional year.
This monitoring includes up to $1 million in reimbursement insurance from AIG, real-time authentication alerts, dark web monitoring, customer support, and more.
More information on the credit monitoring provided by the settlement is available on the settlement website’s FAQ page.
Class Members may file claims for both lost time and out-of-pocket expenses, but their total reimbursement is capped at $200.
A final approval hearing is scheduled for May 12, 2021.
The deadline to object to or opt out of the Golden Entertainment settlement has passed.
The deadline to file a claim is April 15, 2021.
Who’s Eligible
All customers, vendors, and current and former employees of Golden Entertainment (NV) Inc. to whom Golden mailed notice that between May 30, 2019, and Oct. 6, 2019, it was the target of a cyberattack in which third parties sent phishing emails to Golden’s employees in the hopes of gaining access to its computer systems and might have resulted in unauthorized parties accessing personal information.
Potential Award
Up to $200.
- Lost time: Class Members may claim up to three hours, at a rate of $15 per hour, of time lost dealing with the phishing attack.
- Out-of-pocket expenses: Class Members also may also make a claim for documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred or made as a result of the phishing attack. Golden Entertainment is required to pay a maximum of $250,000 for out-of-pocket expense claims. If the total amount claimed exceeds that amount, each Class Member’s claim will be reduced proportionally.
- $200 cap: Class Members may file claims for both lost time and out-of-pocket expenses, but their total reimbursement is capped at $200.
Proof of Purchase
Bank or credit card statement with unreimbursed fees circled, cellphone or internet bill with charges circled, receipts or account statements reflecting purchases made for credit reports, etc.
Claim Form
NOTE: If you do not qualify for this settlement do NOT file a claim.
Remember: you are submitting your claim under penalty of perjury. You are also harming other eligible Class Members by submitting a fraudulent claim. If you’re unsure if you qualify, please read the FAQ section of the Settlement Administrator’s website to ensure you meet all standards (Top Class Actions is not a Settlement Administrator). If you don’t qualify for this settlement, check out our database of other open class action settlements you may be eligible for.
Claim Form Deadline
04/15/2021
Case Name
Miranda, et al. v. Golden Entertainment (NV) Inc., Case No. 2:20-cv-00534-JAD-DJA in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
Final Hearing
05/12/2021
Settlement Website
Claims Administrator
1-833-253-8063
Class Counsel
Yitzchak Kopel
Max S. Roberts
BURSOR & FISHER PA
Defense Counsel
Casie D. Collignon
Matthew D. Pearson
BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP
Mark E. Ferrario
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP
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4 thoughts onGolden Entertainment Phishing Attack Class Action Settlement
Add me, I’ve been a victim a number of times
Please add me, I worked for the company through a temp agency
Please be careful I just got an email from them for paid surveys yesterday…didn’t know opened read figured another you had to buy or subscribe to something delelted…SO PLEASE WATCH OUT FOR.
Pfishing is something insideous and sneaky whose consequence of providing info to crooks, may not be apparent for months or even years. This needs to sto satop. Please add me.