ParkMobile has finally wrapped up a class action lawsuit over the platform's 2021 data breach that hit 22 million users.
But there's a catch: victims are receiving compensation in the form of a $1 in-app credit, which they must claim manually. And, it comes with an expiration date.
In-app $0.25 credit can be used 4 times!
Great news! If you were affected by ParkMobile's 2021 data breach, there's serious money to be made: a whopping dollar.
The popular mobile and web parking payments platform, headquartered in Atlanta, began sending emails last week to class action plaintiffs, advising them on how to claim their portion of the settlement fund.
Upon receiving this email, I was, like many others, understandably skeptical and struggled with its wording. Was it legitimate or a trolling (or even phishing) attempt?
ParkMobile settlement email notification to class action plaintiffs
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The settlement follows a class action lawsuit accusing ParkMobile of failing to adequately protect user data compromised during the 2021 incident.
Account information of almost 22 million ParkMobile customers was stolen by threat actors at the time, who then leaked the full database on a hacking forum, letting anyone download it all.
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