Settlement reached in data breach case

  • Data breach settlement

The law firm Federman & Sherwood recently announced that the United States District Court for the District of Kansas has entered an order granting preliminary approval to a proposed settlement in the data breach lawsuit Michael Bahnmaier v. Wichita State University.

The Data Incident happened between December 3, 2019, and December 5, 2019. WSU was the victim of a cyber-attack in which criminals may have gained unauthorized access to certain student and employee web portals.

The deadline to submit a claim form is July 12.

For additional information regarding the settlement and to obtain the claim form, visit www.wichitastateuniversitysettlement.com.