Welcome to the Frontier Data Breach Class Action Settlement Website.
If your Private Information was impacted in the Data Incident involving Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. on or about April 14, 2024, you may be entitled to benefits from a settlement.
A $5,640,000.00 settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. (“Defendant”) arising out of a data breach incident that Defendant detected on or about April 14, 2024 in which an unauthorized third party may have gained access to certain files containing Private Information belonging to certain individuals who applied to Frontier for residential services (the “Data Incident”). Private Information means some combination of Settlement Class members’ names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and/or other personally identifiable information stored within Defendant’s information technology systems at the time of the Data Incident.
The Settlement Class includes all living individuals residing in the United States who received notice of the Data Incident indicating their Private Information may have been impacted in the Data Incident. The Defendant sent notice to impacted individuals in or around June 2024.
To be eligible to make a claim, you must have received a letter about the Data Incident that occurred on or about April 14, 2024.You are a member of the Settlement Class if you are a living individual residing in the United States who received notice from Frontier in or around June 2024 indicating that your Private Information may have been impacted in the Data Incident.
If you are a Settlement Class Member, you can file a Claim Form for the following Settlement Class Member Benefits:
Cash Payment A – Documented Losses: You may submit a Claim Form and provide reasonable documentation showing that you spent money or incurred losses related to the Data Incident for up to $5,000.00 per Settlement Class Member.
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Cash Payment B – Flat Cash: Instead of selecting Cash Payment A, without providing documentation, you may submit a Claim Form to receive a flat cash payment in the estimated amount of $100.00.
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Credit Monitoring: In addition to a Cash Payment, you may also submit a Claim Form to receive two years of free Credit Monitoring.
Your Cash Payment may be subject to a pro rata (a legal term meaning equal share) adjustment depending upon the total value of the Valid Claims submitted.
These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained further on the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page of this website.
The Court must decide whether to approve the Settlement and the requested attorneys’ fees, costs, and Service Awards. No Settlement Class Member Benefits will be provided unless the Court approves the Settlement. Please be patient.