$1.8M California Department of Corrections data breach class action settlement

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation agreed to pay $1.8 million as part of a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it failed to protect California inmates from a 2022 data breach.

The California Department of Corrections data breach settlement benefits individuals whose protected health information or personally identifiable information was stored on the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation platform that was accessed by an unauthorized user in January 2022.

The California Department of Corrections data breach reportedly compromised the protected health information and personally identifiable information of 1.4 million inmates. Plaintiffs in the data breach class action lawsuit claim the department failed to protect their information from cybercriminals.

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is responsible for the state’s prison system.

The California Department of Corrections hasn’t admitted any wrongdoing but agreed to the $1.8 million settlement to resolve the data breach class action lawsuit.

Under the terms of the California Department of Corrections data breach settlement, class members can receive an equal share of the net settlement fund. Exact payments will vary depending on the number of participating class members and the amount deducted for attorneys’ fees and other costs.

The deadline for exclusion and objection is Feb. 14, 2025.

The final approval hearing for the settlement is scheduled for March 7, 2025.

Class members who received a postcard notice regarding the California Department of Corrections data breach settlement do not need to take any action to benefit from the settlement. Class members who did not receive a postcard notice must submit a valid claim form by Feb. 14, 2025, to receive settlement benefits.

Who’s Eligible

Individuals whose protected health information and/or personally identifiable information was on California Department of Corrections’ platform that was accessed by the unauthorized user in the incident discovered in January 2022

Potential Award

TBD

Proof of Purchase

N/A

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

02/14/2025

Case Name

Thomas, et al. v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, et al., Case No. 34-2022-00328693, in the California Superior Court for Sacramento County

Final Hearing

03/07/2025

Settlement Website

CDCRDataClassActionSettlement.com

Claims Administrator

Thomas v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
c/o CPT Group Inc.
50 Corporate Park
Irvine, CA 92606
[email protected]
888-735-6130

Class Counsel

Scott Edward Cole
COLE & VAN NOTE

Defense Counsel

Amanda Waters
Adriano Hrvatin
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CALIFORNIA