USAA to Pay $3.25 Million to Settle Suit Over 2021 Data Breach

United Services Automobile Association would pay $3.25 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it negligently disclosed the driver’s license numbers of 22,646 consumers to cybercriminals under a proposed deal filed Wednesday in federal court.

Each member of the proposed class would be eligible for an equal share of the settlement fund, resulting in a gross recovery of $143 for each member, or 5.74% of the maximum statutory damages, according to the plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary approval of the deal.

Vincent Dolan sued the insurerer under the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act and New York State General Business Law, claiming that cybercriminals ...