Comcast agrees to $117.5M settlement in data breach case - WSB-TV
About 36 million customers were affected in the data breach.
www.wsbtv.comHere’s the latest on Comcast data breach settlements.
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A $117.5 million class-action settlement related to Comcast’s October 2023 data breach has received preliminary court approval, with a final approval hearing scheduled for July 2026. The settlement covers claims that Comcast failed to protect customers’ sensitive information during the breach, which exposed data such as usernames, passwords, names, contact details, and partial SSNs for millions of customers.
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Reports in January 2026 indicate the settlement will compensate affected customers and cover administration and attorney fees, with plaintiffs’ lawyers potentially taking up to a third of the total amount, to be decided later by the court. A final approval hearing was set for July 2026 in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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Additional outlets in April 2026 reiterated the $117.5 million figure and noted that as many as about 30–36 million customers could have been affected, depending on the source. These articles also mention ongoing notifications, claim processes, and that this resolves multiple consolidated lawsuits.
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Related coverage has highlighted that preliminary court approval occurred earlier in 2026, with follow-on reporting confirming the hearing date and details about the settlement administration.
If you’d like, I can pull the exact court documents or provide a concise timeline and a quick summary of who qualifies and how to file a claim, along with links to the official settlement site.