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Current and former employees who received a notification letter from Wright Brothers Construction Co. regarding the April 2024 data breach may qualify to submit a claim for up to $4,767 from a class action settlement. The cybersecurity incident impacted 4,780 individuals.
Wright Brothers Construction Co. Inc. agreed to pay $500,000 to settle a class action lawsuit claiming a targeted cyberattack in April 2024 exposed personal information, including names and Social Security numbers. The plaintiff alleged the company failed to adequately protect private information.
Who can file a claim for a data breach payout?
Class members are individuals whose personally identifiable information the April 2024 Wright Brothers Construction Co. data breach compromised, including those who received a notification letter regarding the incident.
How much are settlement payments?
- Reimbursement for documented ordinary out-of-pocket expenses: Class members can claim up to $425 for documented expenses related to the data breach that occurred between April 3, 2024, and Aug. 18, 2026. Eligible expenses include costs for credit reports, credit monitoring, freezing or unfreezing credit, replacing IDs and postage to contact financial institutions.
- Reimbursement for documented extraordinary out-of-pocket expenses (fraud or identity theft): Class members can claim up to $4,250 for losses due to identity theft or fraud related to the data breach. Claimants must show the breach most likely caused the loss, it is not already covered by ordinary out-of-pocket expenses and that they tried to prevent or recover the monetary loss.
- Reimbursement for lost time: Class members can claim up to four hours of time spent dealing with the data breach at $23 per hour for a maximum of $92. This includes time spent changing passwords, investigating suspicious account activity and researching the data breach.
- Alternative cash payment: Class members who do not submit a claim for ordinary out-of-pocket expenses, extraordinary out-of-pocket expenses or lost time can submit a claim to receive a one-time cash payment of $50.
- Credit monitoring: All class members can elect to receive three years of CyEx Identity Defense Complete, which includes $1 million in identity theft insurance, real-time credit file monitoring, dark web scanning and public records monitoring.
How to claim a class action rebate
To receive a settlement payment, class members can file a claim online or print the PDF claim form to complete and mail or email to the settlement administrator.
Settlement administrator's mailing address: Wright Brothers Data Incident Settlement, c/o Settlement Administrator, P.O. Box 25226, Santa Ana, CA 92799-9958
Settlement administrator's email address: info@WBCCSettlement.com
The claim deadline is Aug. 18, 2026.
Required proof and claim information
- Online claims require the login ID and PIN from the settlement notice the class member received.
- Ordinary out-of-pocket expenses claims require supporting documentation, which may include receipts or other proof of expenses.
- Extraordinary out-of-pocket expenses claims require supporting documentation, which may include receipts, bank or credit card statements showing unreimbursed fees or fraudulent transactions, police reports and other proof linking monetary losses to the data breach.
- Lost time claims require a description of how the class members spent the time responding to the data breach.
Payout options
- PayPal
- Venmo
- Zelle
- Virtual prepaid card
- Paper check mailed to the address provided
Settlement fund breakdown
The settlement fund will include:
- Settlement administration costs: To be determined
- Attorneys' fees and costs: $192,500
- Service award to class representative: $3,000
- Credit monitoring and payments to claimants: Up to $500,000
Important dates
- Opt-out deadline: Aug. 3, 2026
- Claim deadline: Aug. 18, 2026
- Final approval hearing: Aug. 18, 2026
When is the Wright Brothers Construction data breach settlement payout date?
The settlement administrator will issue payments and credit monitoring information to approved claimants approximately 90 days after the court grants final approval of the settlement.
Why did this class action settlement happen?
The class action lawsuit alleged a targeted cyberattack on Wright Brothers Construction Co. Inc.'s computer systems in April 2024 resulted in unauthorized access to files containing private information. The plaintiff claimed the company failed to adequately protect this information.
Wright Brothers Construction Co. denies the allegations but agreed to settle to avoid the expense and risk of continued litigation.
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