Comcast Data Breach Settlement: Who Could Claim and What It Paid

The monetary choices do not stack. If you submit a claim for losses and/or lost time, you receive whichever is greater: the approved loss-and-time amount or the Alternative Cash Payment. The identity-services benefit is described separately from those monetary choices.

• Reimbursement for documented out-of-pocket losses and lost time, with a combined cap of up to $10,000.
• An Alternative Cash Payment estimated at $50.
• Three years of CyEx Financial Shield Complete identity-defense and restoration services.

For expense reimbursement, the notice says you must reasonably believe the loss was fairly traceable to the breach, or was spent to protect yourself from future harm caused by it. The notice lists examples rather than a complete list.

• Unreimbursed expenses, losses, or charges connected to identity theft, fraud, false tax returns, or other alleged misuse of personal information.
• Costs incurred on or after October 16, 2023, to place or remove a credit freeze.
• Other related expenses from that date, such as notary, fax, postage, copying, mileage, and long-distance telephone charges.
• Credit reports, credit monitoring, and related identity-theft detection or remediation products incurred from that date through the claim-submission date.

The maximum possible lost-time amount before any overall cap or proportional adjustment is $150. Lost time is part of the loss-and-lost-time monetary option, not an extra payment on top of the Alternative Cash Payment.

• Lost time is paid at $30 an hour.
• You can request up to five hours, in 15-minute increments.
• The time must involve dealing with fraud, identity theft, or other misuse believed to be fairly traceable to the breach, or taking preventive measures.

The notice does not say that supporting loss documents are needed for the Alternative Cash Payment.

• For out-of-pocket losses: an attestation made under penalty of perjury and reasonable supporting records, such as account statements, invoices, telephone records, or receipts.
• A handwritten receipt or other self-prepared document alone is not enough for loss reimbursement, though it may help explain other records.
• For lost time: an attestation describing the misuse or preventive measures and a self-certified explanation of the time spent.

A Claim Form is needed to request out-of-pocket-loss reimbursement, lost-time reimbursement, or the Alternative Cash Payment.

• Submit online by 11:59 p.m. ET on August 14, 2026.
• Or mail the Claim Form to Kroll Settlement Administration LLC, P.O. Box 5324, New York, NY 10150-5324, with a postmark no later than August 14, 2026.

The $117.5 million is the total settlement fund, not a guaranteed amount available only for cash claims. The $50 Alternative Cash Payment is an estimate, and approved loss-and-time claims may also change through the proportional adjustment process.

• The fund first pays notice and administration costs, court-approved attorneys’ fees and expenses, service awards, and identity-services costs.
• The balance, called the Net Settlement Fund, pays approved monetary claims.
• If needed, approved monetary payments can be adjusted proportionally based on the money remaining in that fund.

The scheduled Final Approval Hearing is July 7, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET, but that hearing date does not mean the settlement has been approved or that payments will be sent then.

• The court must grant final approval.
• Any appeals or other challenges to that approval must be resolved.
• Benefits will be distributed as soon as possible after those steps are complete.

Opting out means leaving the settlement. You would not receive settlement benefits, but it is the option that preserves your ability to sue separately over the claims covered by this case if the settlement becomes final. An opt-out can cover only the person making the request.

• Send a written Request for Exclusion to the Settlement Administrator, postmarked by June 1, 2026.
• Include the case name and number, your name and address, a statement that you want to be excluded, and your personal signature.
• An online opt-out also must be verified through the link sent to the person submitting it by the deadline.

Objecting tells the court what you disagree with about the settlement. It does not remove you from the settlement, and the notice says you may still file a claim if you object.

• You may object only if you stay in the settlement; someone who opts out cannot object.
• Your written objection must be filed with or mailed to the court by June 1, 2026.
• It must identify the case, provide your contact information, state the grounds for the objection, say whether you plan to attend the hearing, and include other information listed in the notice.