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Cash App users could soon begin receiving up to $2,500 pay out for $15M data breach settlement

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Cash App users could soon begin receiving up to $2,500 pay out for $15M data breach settlement. (2026, October 11). New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/10/us-news/cash-app-users-could-receive-up-to-2500-in-data-breach-15m-settlement/

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Cash App users affected by a 2021 data breach could receive up to $2,500 as part of a $15 million settlement agreed upon in March 2024. The settlement covers the unauthorized release of personally identifiable information for about 8.2 million current and former Cash App Investing customers. To be eligible, users had to file a claim by November 18, 2024, detailing any out-of-pocket losses from authorized or fraudulent transactions between August 23, 2018, and August 20, 2024. The settlement also compensates for time spent dealing with the breach up to three hours at $25 per hour.

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Eligible Cash App users could soon receive up to $2,500 as part of a $15 million settlement over a data breach that affected the personal information of 8.2 million current and former Cash App Investing customers. The lawsuit was filed in 2022 after an alleged 2021 breach, and both Cash App and its parent company Block Inc. agreed to the settlement in March 2024 without admitting any legal violations. Payments will be distributed this month to those who filed a claim by the November 18, 2023 deadline, covering losses from unauthorized transactions between August 23, 2018 and August 20, 2024. Eligible users can seek reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses of up to $2,500.

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Eligible Cash App users could soon begin receiving $2,500 in their pockets as part of a whopping $15 million law suit settlement over a data breach. uncertain

users → begin → breach

The mobile financial platform was slapped with a lawsuit after the alleged 2021 breach resulted in the “unauthorized public release of the personally identifiable information of 8.2 million current and former Cash App Investing customers,” USA Today reported, citing the class-action suit filed in 2022. asserted

Today → slap → 2022

Cash App, its parent company Block Inc. and the lawsuit’s plaintiffs agreed to the settlement in March 2024 — but neither company admitted to any violations of the law, the publication reported. asserted

publication → agree → law

Payments from the $15 million settlement are expected to be distributed sometime this month to users who filed a claim before the deadline two years ago, according to the settlement website. uncertain

who → expect → website

Users who experienced authorized or fraudulent withdrawals or transfers from their Cash App accounts between Aug. 23, 2018 and Aug. 20, 2024 had to have filed a claim for damages before Nov. 18, 2024 to be eligible. uncertain

who → experience → Nov.

Impacted individuals could seek reimbursement for out-of-pocket losses of up to $2,500 — including loss of funds from transactions and lost time spent on the data breach, capped at up to three hours at $25/hour. uncertain

individuals → seek → 25

No claims filed after the November 2024 deadline will be accepted, according to the settlement website. uncertain

claims → file → website

The $15 million settelment, while sizeable, covers legal fees and settlement administrative costs in addition to valid user claims. uncertain

settelment → cover → claims

Cash App, launched in 2013, is a mobile financial platform that works like a “digital wallet” for users to send a receive money, invest in Bitcoin and stocks, apply for loans and file taxes, according to USA Today. uncertain

users → launch → Today

While it is not a bank, the platform offers an interest-earning savings account and a Cash App debit card for users to make purchases and ATM withdrawals. asserted

users → offer → purchases

Cash App users could soon begin receiving up to $2,500 pay out for $15M data breach settlement

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