You might be entitled to money - and lose it

The university email system includes spam filters. In the case of yours truly's emails, the system often blocks legitimate emails that it decides are spam. Unless you look at a listing of what is blocked, however, and ask to release messages that were blocked but which you want to see, you will not see them.

Blog readers may recall the Accellion data breach that affected UC and other institutions. Anyone who was a UC connected individual was likely to have had data stolen. UC provided free credit monitoring to affected individuals, initially for a limited period and then indefinitely. (You should be getting regular emails from Experian due to that monitoring.)

Recently, a claims form was sent to all affected individuals at UC. Yours truly's form arrived yesterday but was blocked by the spam filter. He released the form today. Towards the top there was an ID number for his "account" plus a password. (They are blacked out on the image shown.) 

Essentially, if you do not use your ID and password to fill out the online form (following directions in the email), you will get nothing from the settlement. If you can document specific losses - which I am willing to guess 99% of affected persons can't - you can file a specific claim. But you may get something even if you just fill out the form. 

If you got no email - perhaps because it was blocked and you didn't know about it - you can try using the contact information below:

Website: www.Regents-AccellionDataBreachSettlement.com

 

Email: Regents-AccellionDataBreachSettlement@cptgroup.com

 

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