Simpson Strong-Tie Settlement Ends Class Action Lawsuit Over October 2023 Data Breach

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Simpson Strong-Tie has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit that alleged the structural building-products manufacturer failed to properly safeguard sensitive consumer information from an October 2023 data breach.

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The Simpson Strong-Tie class action settlement received preliminary approval from the court on October 9, 2025 and covers all United States residents who received a notice from Simpson Strong-Tie about the October 2023 data breach.

According to the court documents, over 5,000 people are covered by the class action settlement.

The court-approved website for the Simpson Strong-Tie data breach settlement can be found at https://SimpsonStrongTieDataSettlement.com/.

According to the website, Simpson settlement class members who submit a valid, timely claim form have multiple options for reimbursement. Those who submit with their claim form documented proof of ordinary losses are eligible to receive a one-time cash payment of up to $500. The settlement agreement outlines that reimbursable ordinary losses must have been incurred as a result of the October 2023 data breach and include costs related to bank fees, costs to obtain credit reports, credit monitoring services, identity theft and fraud.

Moreover, settlement class members may file a claim form for monetary reimbursement of lost time spent remedying issues related to the data breach, at a rate of $20 per hour, for a maximum of four hours.

Class members who submit with their claim form documented proof of extraordinary losses are eligible to receive a one-time cash payment of up to $5,000, the settlement website continues. Similarly, the settlement agreement notes that extraordinary losses must have been incurred as a result of the data breach and cannot already be covered by compensation from the ordinary-loss reimbursement option.

Simpson Strong-Tie settlement class members may elect to receive their payout via check or electronic payment and all checks must be cashed within 90 days after issuance before expiration.

In addition to any monetary reimbursement, all class members, including those who have already received other identity theft protection and/or credit monitoring services from Simpson, are also eligible to enroll in two free years of identity theft protection and credit monitoring. Per the settlement agreement, activation codes for this benefit will be issued to class members via email, and must also be used within 90 days after issuance before expiration.

Finally, as part of the settlement, Simpson Strong-Tie has agreed to certain business practice changes to enhance its data security measures to mitigate future data breaches.

To submit a Simpson Strong-Tie claim form online, class members can head to this page and enter the unique class member ID and PIN provided on their copy of the settlement notice. Consumers who believe they may be settlement class members but did not receive a notice can contact the settlement administrator to confirm their identity and receive their login information.

Alternatively, class members may download a PDF of the claim form from the settlement website to print, fill out and return by mail to the address listed at the bottom of the first page of the document.

All class action settlement claim forms must be submitted online or by mail by February 19, 2026.

The court will determine whether to grant final approval to the Simpson data breach settlement at a hearing on March 26, 2026. Compensation will begin to be distributed to class members only after final approval is granted and any appeals are resolved.

The Simpson Strong-Tie class action lawsuit claimed that the construction-parts manufacturer failed to implement adequate cybersecurity measures to protect private consumer information, leading to a data breach that occurred on or around October 9, 2023. Per court documents, the sensitive consumer information potentially compromised during the data breach included, but is not limited to, names, addresses, Social Security numbers and dates of birth.

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