Knight Barry Title, a title insurance and real estate settlement services company, reported that around February 2024 certain consumers’ personal information may have been exposed in a cybersecurity incident, prompting the company to notify affected individuals. Data breaches in this sector can be especially disruptive because title and closing files often contain high-value identifiers—such as Social Security numbers, financial account details, and other documents used to verify identity and transfer property—making them attractive targets for criminals and potentially increasing the risk of identity theft and fraud. The class action lawsuit was filed to hold the company accountable for allegedly failing to implement reasonable data security measures and for the costs and time consumers may face in monitoring credit, addressing fraudulent activity, or mitigating future misuse of their information. The settlement described on the dedicated website offers reimbursement of up to $5,000+ for certain losses, with a February 17, 2026 deadline and a “no proof required” option for some claims, reflecting a common approach in privacy settlements to compensate both documented out-of-pocket harms and the broader loss of privacy and increased risk created by exposure. More broadly, this case fits into a growing wave of U.S. data-breach class actions against companies that handle sensitive consumer information, including financial, healthcare, and real estate service providers, where plaintiffs often allege negligence, breach of implied contract, or violations of state consumer protection laws. The regulatory backdrop includes state data-breach notification statutes, the Federal Trade Commission’s authority to police “unfair or deceptive” data-security practices, and—depending on where affected consumers live—state privacy regimes like the California Consumer Privacy Act/CPRA that elevate expectations around safeguarding and responding to incidents, increasing pressure across the industry to harden systems, limit data retention, and improve incident response procedures