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· Application · 08/18/2026
FTC consumer alert and U.S. District Court settlement approval order regarding the 2017 Equifax data breach were filed in Nova Scotia Energy Board Matter M12600
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- The filing includes an FTC consumer alert (dated July 22, 2019) and a U.S. District Court amended order granting final approval of a class action settlement arising from the Equifax 2017 data breach, which exposed personal information of approximately 147 million Americans.
- The settlement established a fund of at least $380.5 million (with potential additions up to $505.5 million) to provide affected consumers with reimbursement for out-of-pocket losses up to $20,000, compensation for time spent on identity recovery, free multi-bureau credit monitoring for up to 10 years, and identity restoration services for at least 7 years.
- Equifax was also required by consent order to spend a minimum of $1 billion on data security and related technology over five years, subject to independent audit and court enforcement, as injunctive relief for the settlement class.
- The filing appears under Matter M12600, which concerns Customer Service, Billing Procedures, and collection and retention of customer information, though the Equifax settlement documents relate to a U.S. federal proceeding and their direct relevance to the NSEB matter is not explained in the filing.
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- N-22 Equifax Data Breach Settlement
- 20260818-1 Hearing Transcript — 08/18/2026 (Chris Lanteigne, Lia MacDonald, Glen MacLeod, Blake Williams)