Muscatine Power and Water data incident settlement

Muscatine Power and Water, an Iowa municipal utility, says a targeted cyberattack in January 2024 reached files containing names and Social Security numbers. If the utility sent you a notice about it, you may be eligible to claim up to $500 in documented out-of-pocket costs, up to $5,000 for documented identity theft losses, and up to $100 for time spent sorting it out, all from a $525,000 fund. Claims close on October 26, 2026, and the online form opens only with the Login ID and PIN from the mailed notice, with a printable mail-in form as the alternative. Filing on the official settlement site is free, and the administrator alone decides eligibility.

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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 scheduled to consider final approval on December 17, 2026. The settlement site gives no distribution date, and payment timing in cases like this depends on approval and any appeals.

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.

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Facts from the official materials

Status: Open
Type: Class-action settlement
Category: Data breach
Defendant / company: Muscatine Power and Water
Administrator: Simpluris (Muscatine Data Breach Settlement Administrator)
Claim deadline: October 26, 2026
Eligibility period: January 26, 2024 – October 26, 2026
States: See official notice (often nationwide)
Proof: Notice ID / PIN from the official letter or email may be required
Possible amount: Documented losses, from a $525,000 fund
Source confidence: high
Last verified: October 1, 2026

Cox v. Muscatine Power and Water · 07701 CVCV027276 · District Court of Muscatine County, Iowa

There is no flat no-proof cash payment. The notice offers up to $500 for documented out-of-pocket expenses such as credit monitoring fees, identity replacement costs or postage, up to $5,000 for documented identity theft or fraud losses, and up to $100 for attested time spent dealing with the incident (five hours at $20 an hour). Expenses must fall between January 26, 2024 and October 26, 2026. All of it is paid from a $525,000 fund, so amounts are estimates rather than guarantees.

Important dates

Claim deadline: October 26, 2026
Opt-out deadline: October 9, 2026
Fairness hearing: December 17, 2026

Where the settlement fund goes

Muscatine Power and Water established a $525,000 settlement fund, from which the notice says benefits, fees and administration costs are paid.

Eligibility questions

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