LINQ Settlement Resolves Class Action Lawsuit Over Months-Long Data Breach

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EMS LINQ, LLC has agreed to a class action settlement to end a lawsuit that alleged the K-12 school administration software platform failed to protect sensitive student and employee information from a months-long data breach between September 2023 and May 2024.

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The LINQ class action settlement received preliminary approval from the court on February 13, 2026. The deal covers all individuals who were sent written notice that their personal information was potentially accessed, viewed and/or obtained as a result of the LINQ data breach that occurred between September 12, 2023 and May 13, 2024.

The court-approved website for the LINQ data breach settlement can be found at LINQDataIncident.com.

According to the website, LINQ settlement class members who file a timely, valid claim form are eligible to receive credit monitoring services and one of two cash payments.

Class members who submit with their claim form proof of ordinary losses stemming from the LINQ data breach are eligible to receive up to $500 in reimbursement. The settlement agreement explains that class members must submit third-party documentation, such as receipts, to receive reimbursement for bank fees, phone charges, postage, travel, and other data breach-related expenses.

Class members who submit proof that they spent money to obtain credit reports, credit monitoring, or identity theft insurance between September 12, 2023 and June 29, 2026 may receive reimbursement for these expenses, subject to the $500 ordinary loss cap, court documents state.

In addition to ordinary-loss reimbursement, class members who file with their claim form proof of extraordinary expenses incurred due to the data breach are eligible to receive up to $2,500 in reimbursement.

The agreement says that class members must also provide proof demonstrating the total amount of their breach-related losses, that they are not covered by ordinary loss relief, and that the individual attempted to avoid or seek reimbursement for their losses.

The settlement agreement states that class members may not receive compensation for any monetary losses that have already been reimbursed by another source.

In lieu of a documented-loss payment, class members may instead file a claim form to receive an alternative $50 cash payment, with no proof required, the settlement website says.

In addition to monetary relief, all settlement class members may also elect on their claim form to sign up for one year of three-bureau credit monitoring and identity theft protection.

To file a LINQ data breach settlement claim form online, class members can head to this page and log in using the unique ID and PIN as listed on their copy of the settlement notice. Alternatively, class members may download a PDF of the claim form to print, fill out and return by mail to the settlement administrator.

All LINQ settlement claim forms must be submitted online or by mail by June 29, 2026.

Finally, the agreement notes that in the time since the data breach occurred, LINQ has implemented additional data security measures to strengthen the security of its systems.

The court will determine whether to grant final approval to the LINQ settlement following a hearing on June 23, 2026. Compensation will begin to be distributed to class members only after final approval is granted and any appeals are resolved.

The EMS LINQ class action lawsuit claimed that the education software company failed to implement proper cybersecurity measures to prevent a data breach between September 12, 2023 and May 13, 2024, during which cybercriminals allegedly accessed files containing the data of students and employees in districts that partnered with LINQ.

Per court documents, private information that may have been compromised during the eight-month data breach included names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, bank account information, and other personal information.

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