AMERICANS can get up to $100 from a major settlement by moving and storage company U-Haul.
The company will pay out $5,085,000 to customers in one state after claims it failed to adequately protect data.
A pair of breaches in California led to a class action lawsuit by some customers.
Now, the company and the plaintiffs have reached a settlement to avoid the costs of more litigation.
It applies to two data incidents — one from September 2022, the other from December 2023.
During those breaches, an unauthorized party may have accessed personal info like customer names and drivers license numbers.
U-Haul denied any wrongdoing in the case.
The deadline to file a claim in the case is October 15, 2024.
WHO QUALIFIES?
Not every customer can qualify for the settlement.
To get cash, you must live in California.
Your information must have been potentially accessed in either the 2022 or 2023 data breach.
That includes many who were notified by U-Haul with a letter in the mail.
The payments are estimated to be around $100, but they could be increased or decreased depending on how many claims are filed.