Equinox Data Breach Settlement: $685,000, About $100 Cash, File by October 23, 2026

According to the complaint, Equinox, Inc. is a nonprofit community organization based at 50 Central Avenue in Albany that provides human services in New York's Capital Region, including domestic violence support, mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment, and help for at-risk and homeless youth. It is not the Equinox fitness club chain, and gym membership alone does not put you in this settlement.

The class notice says that on or about April 29, 2024, Equinox became aware of suspicious activity on its network, and its investigation found that cybercriminals accessed individuals' private information. The information involved includes names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, health insurance information, medical treatment or diagnosis information, medication information, financial information, provider names, and medical record or patient ID numbers.

Two clients, Rossana McHugh and Andrea Carter, filed suit in state court in Albany. Equinox denies the claims, and no court has found that it did anything wrong. Besides money, Equinox says it has adopted security changes, which it will describe to class counsel in a confidential declaration. For how these data breach cases generally work, see our data breach lawsuit guide.

The class is all living individuals residing in the United States who were sent a notice by Equinox that their private information may have been impacted in the data incident. The complaint says those affected include current, former, and prospective clients and staff.

• If you got a breach letter from Equinox, Inc. (one named plaintiff's letter was dated in November 2024), you are in the class.
• If you only belong to an Equinox gym, you are not in this class.
• Excluded: Equinox and entities it controls, its officers, directors, legal representatives, successors, subsidiaries, and assigns; the presiding judges, their families, and staff; and anyone who opted out.

Unsure? Call the settlement administrator, Angeion Group, toll free at 1-844-943-4276, or email info@EquinoxIncSettlement.com. Have the Notice ID from your letter ready.

You can claim documented losses and the pro rata payment together. Documented losses can include credit monitoring you paid for on or after April 29, 2024, unreimbursed fraud or identity theft losses, bank fees, long distance charges, postage, and local mileage at the IRS business rate. You must attest that the losses came from the data incident, and you cannot be paid for costs already reimbursed. If your documentation is rejected and not fixed, your claim is treated as a pro rata cash claim.

The settlement fund is a non-reversionary $685,000, and the $100 figure is only an estimate that moves up or down with the number of valid claims. Money is paid in this order: administration costs, service awards (up to $2,500 each for two plaintiffs), attorneys' fees and expenses (class counsel may seek up to one-third, $228,333.33), then documented losses, then credit monitoring, and only then the pro rata cash. If many people file, the $100 shrinks. The monitoring includes dark web monitoring and up to $1 million in identity theft insurance. See how much a data breach settlement is worth.

1. Go to EquinoxIncSettlement.com and choose Submit Claim, or use the claim form that came with your mailed notice.
2. Choose the pro rata cash payment, documented losses, or both, and elect credit monitoring if you want it.
3. For documented losses, attach records such as receipts, bank statements, or credit monitoring invoices, and sign the attestation.
4. Pick how you want to be paid. Payments go out by the method you choose on the claim form.
5. Submit online by October 23, 2026, or mail it postmarked by that date to Equinox Settlement Administrator, Attn: Claim Form Submissions, 1650 Arch Street, Suite 2210, Philadelphia, PA 19103.

Monitoring activation codes are sent within 30 days after the settlement becomes final. Cash payments come after final approval and any appeals. Our guide to filing a settlement claim has more tips.

You have until October 23, 2026 to file, one month after the opt-out window closed. The hearing date can change without notice, so check the official site.

The deadline to opt out was September 23, 2026, so class members who did not send an exclusion request are now bound by the settlement if it is approved. That means you cannot bring your own lawsuit against Equinox over this breach, whether or not you file a claim. See can you be bound by a class action settlement.

If you miss October 23, 2026, you get nothing. Given the sensitive health and counseling information involved, also take protective steps now: freeze your credit, watch your health insurance explanation of benefits statements, and follow our checklist on what to do after a data breach notice. If a different breach caused you real, documented losses, a free case review can connect you with independent attorneys who handle data breach cases.

Other health-related breach settlements still taking claims include the Highlands Oncology data breach settlement and the Globe Life data breach settlement. See the full list on our open settlements page. To be paid here, file on the official settlement website linked above by October 23, 2026. We do not file claims for anyone.