Is the ParkMobile app data breach settlement legit? [Video]

Some people, including a VERIFY journalist, received emails in December notifying them about a ParkMobile class action settlement due to a data breach. ParkMobile is a mobile parking payment app that is used in many U.S. states.

Google Trends data show many people online are wondering if the ParkMobile data breach settlement is legitimate.

THE QUESTION

Is the ParkMobile data breach settlement real?

THE SOURCES

THE ANSWER

Yes, the ParkMobile data breach settlement is real.

WHAT WE FOUND

ParkMobile customers who were notified about the parking app’s 2021 data breach could receive up to $25 as part of a proposed class action settlement. 

A class action lawsuit was filed in Georgia about two months after ParkMobile confirmeda “cybersecurity incident” linked to a third-party software in March 2021. The lawsuit …