New York School of Interior Design Settlement Wraps Up Lawsuit Over 2023 Data Breach

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New York School of Interior Design has agreed to a class action settlement to wrap up a lawsuit that alleged the college failed to adequately protect personal information from a November 2023 data breach.

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The New York School of Interior Design class action settlement received preliminary approval from the court on September 14, 2026.

Eligible for the settlement are all United States residents whose personally identifiable information was impacted in the data incident affecting New York School of Interior Design in or around November 2023, including all who received notice of the data breach.

The court-authorized New York School of Interior Design data breach settlement website can be found at NYSIDDataSettlement.com.

Settlement class members who file a timely, valid claim form can receive up to $500 for unreimbursed, documented “ordinary” out-of-pocket losses incurred between November 2, 2023 and January 12, 2027 due to the NYSID data breach. This benefit covers costs for credit reports, credit monitoring, freezing/unfreezing credit, replacement IDs, and postage to contact banks.

Class members can also file a claim form to receive up to $5,000 for unreimbursed, documented “extraordinary” out-of-pocket losses incurred during the same time period due to the cyber incident. This benefit covers losses from identity theft and fraud that are not already covered by the ordinary-loss benefit.

Class members must submit proof, such as receipts, to receive a documented “ordinary” and/or “extraordinary” loss payment.

Settlement documents note that a legal guardian for any class member who is under the age of 18 at the time of a claim’s submission may file a claim for reimbursement of “ordinary” and/or “extraordinary” losses on the minor’s behalf.

In addition, class members can receive reimbursement for up to four hours of lost time spent responding to the data breach, at a rate of $25 per hour, subject to the $500 aggregate cap on ordinary-loss payments. This benefit covers activities such as changing passwords, investigating suspicious account activity, and researching the cyber incident.

In lieu of any other monetary benefits from the deal, class members can file a claim form to receive a $50 cash payment, with no proof required.

Lastly, all class members can elect on their claim form to enroll in three years of three-bureau credit monitoring, which includes financial fraud insurance and monitoring for fraud or identity theft, unauthorized financial transactions, and personal information associated with high-risk transactions.

To file a New York School of Interior Design settlement claim form online, class members can visit this page and enter the login ID and PIN found on their copy of the settlement notice. Alternatively, class members can download a PDF claim form to print, complete, and return by mail to the settlement administrator.

All New York School of Interior Design settlement claim forms must be submitted online or postmarked by January 12, 2027.

The court will determine whether to grant final approval to the New York School of Interior Design class action settlement following a hearing on January 27, 2027. Settlement benefits will begin to be made available to class members only after final approval has been granted and any appeals have been resolved.

The New York School of Interior Design class action lawsuit alleged that the New York City-based educational institution failed to implement adequate cybersecurity safeguards to protect private information from a targeted cyberattack that occurred between approximately November 2 and November 26, 2023.  

Court documents state that personal information that may have been compromised during the NYSID data breach included Social Security numbers, driver’s license or state identification numbers, passport numbers, financial account information, payment card information, health insurance information, medical information, taxpayer identification numbers, student identification numbers, and biometric information.

Head to ClassAction.org’s settlements page for a complete list of data breach settlements.