A July 2024 cyberattack on Blue Ridge Rural Water Company in Greenville County, South Carolina, has produced a settlement with two loss tiers and a flat $50 payment. Documented losses can be reimbursed up to $2,500 or $500, depending on the type. Claims are due by January 14, 2027, and the administrator mailed notices on October 16.
Names, Social Security numbers and bank routing for pay
The settlement website says the data that may have been exposed was names, Social Security numbers and direct deposit account numbers. A direct deposit number is unusual in a breach notice, because it points straight at the account where money arrives.
ClaimDepot, which tracks settlements, puts the number of people affected at approximately 16,360. The case, Lawrence v. Blue Ridge Rural Water Company, Inc., No. 2025-CP-23-03210, is in the South Carolina Court of Common Pleas for Greenville County. Simpluris administers the claims…