Warner Music Data Breach Settlement: $1.25M Deal Ends Class Action Lawsuit Over 2020 Cyber Incident

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Warner Music Group Corp. has agreed to a $1.25 million class action settlement to end consolidated litigation that alleged the global music and entertainment conglomerate failed to adequately safeguard consumers’ payment information from a data breach that reportedly occurred between April and August 2020.

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The Warner Music Group data breach settlement received preliminary approval from the court on August 20, 2026. Eligible for the settlement are all United States residents who made payment card purchases on Warner’s e-commerce websites between April 25, 2020 and August 5, 2020.

The class action settlement also covers a California subclass that includes all members of the general settlement class who were California residents between April 25, 2020 and August 5, 2020 and who made payment card purchases on Warner’s e-commerce websites during that time.

Court documents state that approximately 122,295 people are included in the settlement class, with roughly 20,741 people in the California subclass.

The court-authorized website for the Warner Music Group class action settlement can be found at WMGDataSettlement.com.

Class members who file a timely, valid claim form will receive an estimated $50 cash pro rata (proportional) share of the net settlement fund.

Members of the California subclass will receive an estimated $100 pro rata share of the net settlement fund.

To submit a Warner Music Group settlement claim form online, class members can head to this page and enter the settlement claim ID 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 Warner Music Group settlement claim forms must be submitted online or postmarked by January 22, 2027.

The court will determine whether to grant final approval to the Warner Music Group class action settlement following a hearing on January 29, 2027. Compensation will begin to be made available to class members only after final approval has been granted and any appeals have been resolved.

The Warner Music Group data breach class action lawsuit alleged that the global entertainment and music conglomerate failed to implement adequate cybersecurity measures to prevent a data breach in which unauthorized third parties accessed customers’ payment card information on the company’s e-commerce websites reportedly between April 25 and August 5, 2020.

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