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# Conduent agrees $80m data breach class action settlement
- URL: https://thecoverwire.com/conduent-80m-data-breach-settlement-cyber-insurance/
- Published: 2026-10-16T14:45:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-02T11:34:55.000Z
- Description: The US business services firm says cyber insurance should prevent a material financial hit, and the deal needs court approval.
- Author: CoverWire
- Tags: Cyber, #desk-risk

Conduent has agreed an $80m settlement over its January 2025 cyber incident and said its insurance should prevent a material financial impact, according to a Form 8-K filed on 16 October.

The company will fund a non-reversionary settlement fund covering payments to class members, credit and medical data monitoring, plaintiffs' lawyers' fees and administration costs. That is its total monetary obligation under the agreement, which still needs approval from the US District Court for the District of New Jersey.

The agreement provides cyber insurers with a current settlement figure for a large US data breach claim. It also makes the timing and availability of insurance recovery part of the remaining financial risk.

The settlement covers *In re: Conduent Business Services Data Breach Litigation*. Conduent Incorporated, Conduent Business Services, LLC and Conduent State & Local Solutions, Inc. entered into the agreement in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey.

On final approval, the agreement would release Conduent, its affected clients and those clients' affected customers from claims linked to the incident.

The agreement is not an admission of fault or liability, which Conduent denies.

"As previously disclosed, the Company maintains cyber insurance and does not expect this settlement to have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows," Conduent said in the filing.

The company also listed the "availability and timing of cyber insurance recovery" among the risk factors.

A summary by secwatch.observer said private information belonging to about 62 million people was taken. It said unauthorised access began on or about 21 October 2024 and was discovered on 13 January 2025.

Class members can claim up to $3,500 for documented losses, according to the summary. It said the settlement also provides one year of credit and medical data monitoring through CyEx.

The settlement remains subject to court approval. Conduent continues to deny fault and liability.

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## Sources

- [SEC: Conduent Form 8-K, 16 October 2026](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1677703/000167770326000138/cndt-20261016.htm?ref=thecoverwire.com)
- [secwatch.observer: Conduent to pay $80M to settle data breach class action](https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001677703-26-000138?ref=thecoverwire.com)