LOS ANGELES (AP) – A judge on Wednesday approved a multimillion dollar settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed by former Sony Pictures Entertainment employees whose private information was stolen in a massive data breach.
The U.S. government blamed the hack on North Korea in an attempt to derail the release of the North Korean-focused comedy “The Interview.”
U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner approved the agreement that gives roughly 437,000 people impacted by the breach identity theft protection from the time of the 2014 hack through 2017.
Under the deal, Sony agreed to provide identity theft protection – as well as an optional service that will cover up to $1 million in losses – and create a fund to cover any additional losses.
An exact figure for the settlement is not yet available, since a deadline for workers to sign up for credit protection and reimbursement hasn’t yet passed.