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The Indiana Attorney General will start sending settlement payments on Wednesday to Hoosiers whose data was leaked in a 2017 Equifax breach.
More than 236,000 past and current Indiana residents will get approximately $79 as part of a settlement that Indiana reached with the credit company. Only people who filed eligible claims at IndianaEquifaxClaims.com before the deadline of Dec. 16 will receive payment.
“This office’s years-long efforts to put money into the pockets of Hoosiers harmed by the Equifax data breach are finally coming to fruition,” Attorney General Rokita said in a prepared statement. “We will always fight tooth and nail for Indiana consumers.”
The payments are coming less than a year after Indiana sued Equifax for the breach that affected about 3.9 million Hoosiers. According to the Indiana Attorney General's Office, Social Security numbers, birthdates, addresses, driver’s license numbers and credit card information were leaked.
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Indiana received $19.5 million in the settlement, which the Indiana Attorney General's Office said was more than what any of the 48 states participating in a separate multistate settlement received. Equifax also agreed to put in new security measures to protect consumer information and prevent similar breaches.
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