Up to $200K Nucor Corporation Settlement Resolves Class Action Lawsuit Over May 2025 Data Breach

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Nucor Corporation has agreed to an up to $200,000 settlement to end a class action lawsuit that alleged the steel manufacturer failed to protect confidential information on its systems from a data breach discovered on or around May 13, 2025.

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The $200,000 Nucor Corporation class action settlement received preliminary approval from the court on March 11, 2026. The settlement covers all individuals who were sent a notice from Nucor related to the data breach and their personal information.

The court-approved website for the Nucor Corporation data breach settlement can be found at Nucor-DataSettlement.com.

Nucor settlement class members who submit a timely, valid claim form can receive up to $700 for documented out-of-pocket losses traceable to the data breach. Losses covered by this benefit include the cost of credit reports, credit monitoring and identity theft insurance purchased between June 24, 2025 and June 9, 2026, and expenses like bank fees, postage and more.

Class members must submit proof, such as receipts, to receive an out-of-pocket loss payment. 

Class members can also claim up to three hours of lost time spent responding to the data breach, at a rate of $25 per hour, subject to the $700 out-of-pocket payout cap.

Additionally, class members can file a claim form to receive up to $7,500 for documented “extraordinary” losses incurred due to fraud or identity theft as a result of the breach not already covered by the out-of-pocket loss benefit.

Class members must submit proof, such as receipts, to receive an extraordinary-loss payment.

Finally, class members who did not already enroll in the two years of credit monitoring offered by Nucor in June 2025 following the data breach can submit a claim form to receive two years of Equifax’s Complete Premier service.

Should the total cost of all benefits exceed the $200,000 aggregate settlement cap, payments to class members may be subject to a pro rata reduction.

To submit a Nucor Corporation claim form online, class members can head to this page and enter the login and password found 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 Nucor Corporation settlement claim forms must be submitted online or postmarked by June 9, 2026.

The court will determine whether to grant the Nucor settlement final approval following a hearing on July 6, 2026. Compensation will begin to be distributed to class members only after final approval has been granted and any appeals have been resolved.

The Nucor Corporation class action lawsuit alleged that the steel manufacturer failed to implement appropriate cybersecurity measures to prevent a data breach that occurred sometime between May 3 and May 13, 2025.

According to the complaint, personal information that may have been compromised during the breach included Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, dates of birth, medical information and financial information.

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