$380K OBI Seafoods Settlement Wraps Up Class Action Lawsuit Over August 2024 Data Breach

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OBI Seafoods has agreed to a $380,280 settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit that alleged the seafood processing company failed to protect the sensitive information of its current and former employees and vendors from an August 2024 data breach.

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The $380,280 OBI Seafoods class action settlement received preliminary approval from the court on May 29, 2026 and covers all United States residents who were sent notice of the data breach involving their private information.

Court documents state that the private information of approximately 19,014 people was impacted by the breach.

The court-approved website for the OBI Seafoods class action settlement can be found at OBISeafoodsDataSettlement.com.

OBI settlement class members who file a valid, timely claim form can receive up to $5,000 for documented losses incurred between August 16, 2024 and August 20, 2026 due to the breach. This benefit covers losses arising from identity theft or fraud and costs for credit reports, credit monitoring, freezing or unfreezing credit, replacement IDs, postage and more.

Class members must submit proof, such as bank statements or receipts, to receive a documented-loss payout.

In lieu of a documented-loss payment, class members can file a claim form to receive a pro rata alternative cash payment with no proof required. The final amount of this cash payment will depend on the number of claims filed, among other factors.

In addition to monetary compensation, all class members can file a claim form to receive one year of CyEx Medical Shield Complete, which includes one-bureau credit monitoring, identity theft insurance, dark web scanning and more.

To file an OBI settlement claim form online, class members can head to this page and enter the login ID and PIN on their copy of the settlement notice. Alternatively, class members can download a PDF claim form to print, fill out and return by mail to the settlement administrator.

All OBI claim forms must be submitted online or by mail by August 20, 2026.

The court will determine whether to grant final approval to the OBI Seafoods settlement following a hearing on September 4, 2026. Compensation will begin to be distributed to class members only after final approval is granted and any appeals have been resolved.

The OBI Seafoods class action lawsuit alleged that the Alaskan seafood processor failed to implement adequate cybersecurity measures to safeguard the sensitive information of its current and former employees and vendors, and their dependents or beneficiaries, from a data breach discovered on August 16, 2024.

Per court documents, private employee information that may have been exposed during the breach includes names, addresses, demographic information, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, medical information, health insurance information, government identifiers and bank account information. Additionally, private vendor information included taxpayer IDs and Social Security numbers.

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