In December 2024, SAG-AFTRA notified members of a phishing incident in September 2024 that may have resulted in unauthorized access to their name and Social Security number, and may also have contained information associated with claims and health insurance information, such as health plan participant identification number, if applicable. The incident was reported to HHS as affecting 35,592 health plan members.
Now Winston Cho reports that a lawsuit stemming from that incident has settled:
Lawyers for the actors on Tuesday told the court that they’ve “reached a settlement of this dispute, in principle.” The terms weren’t disclosed.
The proposed class action accused the SAG Health, a trust established to provide health benefits to members, of failing to adequately safeguard member data, employ basic security measures and timely notify members of the breach. It brought claims for negligence, invasion of privacy and unjust enrichment, among others, and sought at least $5 million.
Read more at Hollywood Reporter.