Victims of fraud may soon be seeing some money. Fidelity Investments has agreed to a $2.5 million class-action settlement after getting hit with claims that it failed to protect customer data during a breach back in 2024. The breach happened over just three days, between August 17 and 19 of that year, but in that window the financial account numbers and routing numbers of roughly 77,000 people were exposed. Plaintiffs argued the whole thing was avoidable, saying Fidelity simply did not take the cybersecurity precautions it should have. The company has not admitted wrongdoing. How much you walk away with depends on what paperwork you have. Got receipts, bills or other documentation showing real financial losses from the breach? Things like unreimbursed fraud charges, identity theft costs, professional fees or credit expenses? You could claim up to $5,000. No documentation? There is still a cash payment of around $100 available, though that number shifts depending on how many people file overall. California residents get an extra $50 tacked on under the state's Consumer Privacy Act. Everyone eligible also gets two years of identity theft protection and credit monitoring thrown in, with up to $1 million in fraud and identity theft insurance included, as per a report from New York Post. July 27, 2026. That is when the claim window closes. Miss it and you get nothing. Sagar is a journalist with an interest primarily in geopolitics and American domestic politics. Before joining Times Now, he wrote for Republic and Sw... View More