Canadian residents whose private information was compromised in a 2019 LifeLabs information breach can now apply for as much as $150 in compensation from a multi-million greenback class motion settlement accepted in October.
The personal medical diagnostics firm and its subsidiaries have been the goal of a cyberattack on Dec. 17, 2019, that compromised affected person information for round 15 million prospects, largely in British Columbia and Ontario.
Hackers accessed private data, together with well being numbers and check outcomes, in line with the declare.
LifeLabs has denied claims of negligence introduced within the class motion lawsuit. The corporate will now pay not less than $4.9 million within the negotiated settlement — and as much as $9.8 million — relying on the variety of claims made.
Anybody who was a LifeLabs buyer on or earlier than Dec. 17, 2019 and who lives in Canada as of Oct. 25, 2023 can now file a declare on-line via the category motion’s web site.
Candidates might be requested for his or her full title, tackle, private well being quantity, cellphone quantity and an e mail tackle that may obtain Interac e-transfers.
Claimants might be eligible for $50 to $150 in compensation, “from which might be deducted court-approved authorized charges, disbursements and taxes,” in line with a press release from class administrator KPMG.
All claims have to be obtained electronically earlier than 5 p.m. PST on April 6, 2024. Funds might be made after that deadline, as soon as claims have been licensed, says the settlement web site.
In 2020, a joint investigation by B.C. and Ontario’s privateness watchdogs discovered LifeLabs had “failed to guard prospects’ private data” within the 2019 breach.
