Class-action settlement · Open
24 days left to file — November 10, 2026
Communications Data Group data breach settlement
A February 2025 attack on the network of Communications Data Group, the billing vendor for Duo County Telephone, Cumberland Cellular and Home Wireless, exposed the personal information of roughly 137,059 people. If you were sent a notice of data incident about it, you may be eligible for a $45 cash payment, or reimbursement of documented losses up to $5,000, plus three years of credit monitoring. Claims close November 10, 2026 and filing on the official site is free; the online form opens with the LoginID and PIN from the notice. The court hears final approval on November 16, 2026.
When the money moves
What the official materials say about the payment schedule for this settlement, and what the administrator has published since. Every figure below is linked to the page it was read from.
- Status
- Payments have not started
Expected
The court is due to consider final approval on November 16, 2026, and valid claims are paid after approval. No payment date is published.
Read off the official notice, in its own words. These dates slip — an appeal can move a distribution by a year or more — so treat it as the administrator's plan rather than a schedule.
Source: the official notice ↗
Facts from the official materials
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Class-action settlement
- Category
- Data breach
- Defendant / company
- Communications Data Group, Inc.
- Administrator
- Simpluris, Inc.
- Claim deadline
- November 10, 2026
- States
- See official notice (often nationwide)
- Proof
- Notice ID / PIN from the official letter or email may be required
- Possible amount
- About $45 (not guaranteed)
- Source confidence
- high
- Last verified
- October 10, 2026
Covered services
- Communications Data Group billing records
- Duo County Telephone, Cumberland Cellular and Home Wireless accounts
Pierce, et al. v. Communications Data Group, Inc., Duo County Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Inc., Cumberland Cellular, LLC, and Home Wireless, Inc. · 2026CH000032 · Circuit Court of the 6th Judicial Circuit, Champaign County, Illinois
The alternative cash payment is $45. Instead of it you can claim documented out-of-pocket losses up to $5,000, and either option can be taken with three years of credit monitoring carrying up to $1,000,000 of identity theft insurance. The site puts the class at roughly 137,059 people and states no total fund, so the cash figure could be adjusted if claims run high. The online form opens with the LoginID and PIN from the notice; a printed form can be posted instead. Amounts are estimates, not guarantees.
Important dates
- Claim deadline
- November 10, 2026
- Opt-out deadline
- October 26, 2026
- Fairness hearing
- November 16, 2026
Eligibility questions
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