$3.5M Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin Settlement Ends Data Breach Lawsuit

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A $3.5 million class action settlement with the Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin (GHC-SCW) will offer cash payments and identity theft protection services for customers affected by the January 25, 2024 data breach.

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The $3,500,000 GHC-SCW class action settlement was given preliminary approval by the court on September 22, 2025, and covers all United States residents who received a notice about the data breach, or whose private information may have been impacted in the incident. Settlement documents state that the GHC-SCW data breach impacted up to 533,809 people.

The court-approved website for the Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin settlement can be found at https://GHCSCWsettlement.com/.

According to the website, GHC-SCW settlement class members who file a valid, timely claim form are eligible to receive up to $5,000 in reimbursement for reasonable, documented losses related to the data breach. Acceptable documentation to submit with a claim form includes telephone records, correspondence such as emails, or receipts, the settlement site states.

Alternatively, a Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin settlement class member can opt for a pro rata cash payment estimated to be approximately $100.

The settlement website adds that all GHC-SCW class members are eligible to receive three years of CyEx Medical Data Monitoring, which includes, among other benefits, real-time, one-bureau credit file monitoring, dark web scanning, security freeze assistance and $1 million in identity theft insurance with no deductible.

Cash payments from the class action settlement may be increased or decreased so each class member receives a pro rata (equal share) cash payment from the settlement fund.

To submit a claim form online, class members can visit this page on the GHC-SCW settlement website and log in with the unique ID provided in the data breach notice.

All claims and appropriate supporting documentation must be submitted by January 20, 2026.

The final approval hearing is scheduled for February 4, 2026. Payments will begin to be distributed to class members only after the deal has received final approval and any appeals are resolved.

The settlement agreement also notes that the cost of any additional security measures implemented by GHS-SCW after the data breach is solely the responsibility of GHS-SCW and will not come out of the settlement fund.

The $3.5 million settlement brings an end to a lawsuit filed against GHC-SCW after members’ personal health information was accessed by an unauthorized third party.

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