$175K Tempel Steel Company Settlement Resolves Class Action Lawsuit Over Feb. 2025 Data Breach

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Tempel Steel Company has agreed to pay $175,000 to resolve a class action lawsuit alleging the steel manufacturer failed to safeguard the sensitive consumer information stored in its systems, leading to a February 2025 data breach.

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The Tempel Steel class action settlement received preliminary court approval on November 21, 2025, and covers approximately 5,192 individuals in the United States whose information may have been disclosed in the February 2025 data breach, including those who received notice from Tempel of the breach.

The court-approved website for the Tempel Steel data breach settlement can be found at TempelDataSettlement.com.

Settlement documents explain that Tempel Steel settlement class members who submit a timely, valid claim form have multiple options for reimbursement. Those who submit a claim form with documented proof of ordinary losses related to the breach are eligible to receive a cash payment of up to $1,000 in reimbursement. Per the settlement agreement, reimbursable expenses must have been incurred as a result of the data breach, and include those related to fraud, identity theft, credit monitoring, and credit repair services.

Under the ordinary loss reimbursement option, the settlement agreement describes that class members may also file a claim for up to four hours of lost time spent responding to the data breach at a rate of $20 per hour, for a maximum of $80. According to the settlement site, the lost time cash payout is also subject to the $1,000 ordinary loss cap, and actions covered under this category include changing passwords, investigating suspicious account activity, and researching the data breach.

The settlement agreement reports that class members who submit a claim form with documented proof of extraordinary expenses are eligible to receive a cash payment of up to $4,000 in reimbursement. The settlement site further notes that claims for extraordinary expenses must be accompanied by documentation proving that the losses were a result of the data breach, are not covered by reimbursement for ordinary expenses or lost time, and that the class member attempted to prevent or remedy the loss by exhausting other avenues, such as insurance.

In lieu of a documented loss payment, Tempel Steel settlement class members may alternatively submit a claim for a one-time, pro-rated cash payment from the net settlement fund after all administrative expenses, attorneys’ fees, and lead plaintiff service awards have been paid.  No proof is required from class members to claim this benefit, and settlement documents estimate the alternative cash payment will be approximately $25.

Finally, in addition to any monetary benefits, all Tempel settlement class members may submit a claim to enroll in two free years of CyEx Identity Total Defense, which offers one-bureau credit monitoring, dark web scanning and public records monitoring.

To submit a Tempel Steel settlement claim form online, class members can visit this page and enter the unique ID and PIN as found on their copy of the settlement notice.  Alternatively, class members may download a PDF of the claim form from the settlement site to print, fill out, and return by mail to the settlement administrator.

All Tempel Steel settlement claim forms must be submitted online or postmarked no later than April 6, 2026.

The court will decide whether to grant final approval to the Tempel Steel settlement at a hearing on May 6, 2026. Compensation will begin to be distributed to class members only after final approval has been granted and any appeals have been resolved.

The Tempel Steel class action lawsuit claimed that the steel manufacturer failed to implement proper cybersecurity measures to protect the private consumer information on its network, leading to a targeted cyberattack occurring approximately between February 6, 2025 and February 7, 2025. Per court documents, the data potentially compromised in the February 2025 data breach included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, tax ID numbers, dates of birth, health insurance information, medical information, driver’s license numbers and financial account information.

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