First Financial Credit Union Data Breach Settlement

A Settlement has been proposed in a class action lawsuit against First Financial Credit Union (“Defendant” or “FFCU”) relating to a data incident that occurred between January 17, 2022, and February 6, 2022, when unauthorized individuals gained access to FFCU’s network systems that contained the personally identifiable information (“PII”) of FFCU’s current and former members (the “Data Incident”).

Plaintiffs allege that the PII of FFCU’s current and former members was exposed in the Data Incident. The potentially compromised PII includes names, addresses, Social Security numbers, driver’s license or government ID numbers, financial account information, and credit or debit card information. Plaintiffs allege that FFCU did not take appropriate care to protect its current and former members from the Data Incident.

The Settlement includes all persons who provided their PII to FFCU and were notified that their PII may have been or was exposed to unauthorized third parties as a result of the Data Incident.

Under the Settlement, FFCU has agreed to establish a $1.6 million Settlement Fund to: (1) pay for two years of 3 bureau credit monitoring and identity theft insurance services; (2) provide cash payments of up to $150 per Class member for reimbursement of certain documented out-of-pocket expenses and lost time that resulted from the Data Incident; and (3) provide cash payments of up to $5,000 per Class member for reimbursement of documented extraordinary expenses that were caused by the Data Incident; or (4) provide cash payments to Class Members. The Settlement Fund will also be used to pay the costs of notice and settlement administration, and any Court approved attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses, and Class Representative Service Awards.

The Court in charge of this case still must decide whether to grant final approval of the Settlement. Payments and credit monitoring will only be made or permitted after the Court grants final approval of the Settlement and after any appeals are resolved.

Your Legal Rights and Options in This Lawsuit

Submit a Claim	The only way to get payment and/or credit monitoring. You must submit a claim by May 2, 2024. See FAQ 13 and FAQ 14 for more information on submitting a Claim Form.
Asked to be Excluded	Get no payment or credit monitoring. This is the only option that allows you to sue FFCU over the claims otherwise resolved by this Settlement. You must exclude yourself by April 2, 2024. See FAQ 17, FAQ 18, and FAQ 19 for more information on excluding yourself from the Settlement.
Object	Write to the Court about why you do not like the Settlement. You must object by April 2, 2024. See FAQ 22 and FAQ 23 for more information on objecting to the Settlement.
Do Nothing	Get no payment or credit monitoring. Give up rights.

These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained further in the Notice and on the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page of this website.