GeoTek Data Breach Settlement

The GeoTek Cybersecurity Incident Settlement covers GeoTek, Inc. employees only — current and former employees who reside in the United States and whose information was caught in the September 2023 targeted cyberattack. There is no customer or client class. If you dealt with GeoTek as a customer or a vendor rather than on its payroll, this settlement has nothing for you, however closely the headline matches your search. Membership is drawn from GeoTek's own records, and the court-authorized notice tells recipients plainly that “GeoTek's records indicate that you are a Class Member.” For the people who are in, the structure is unusually generous in one specific way: the benefits stack rather than exclude each other. The official FAQ says “you may claim as many benefits as apply to you,” so a single claimant can take two years of credit monitoring AND up to $2,000 in documented out-of-pocket expenses AND a cash payment expected to be $25, or $75 for California residents. That is not the usual pick-one data breach settlement, and checking only one box on the form leaves money behind. Two numbers still need reading carefully. The $2,000 caps the out-of-pocket reimbursement tier alone — it is not a cap on the settlement and it does not limit the cash payment. And the whole settlement is only $150,000, out of which attorneys' fees of up to $50,000, costs of up to $15,000, a $2,500 Service Award and all administration costs are paid first, with every payment cut pro rata if claims exceed what is left — so $25 and $75 are the administrator's expectations, not guarantees. Watch the split deadline: claims close December 1, 2026, but opting out or objecting closes a month earlier, on November 1, 2026.

Do I Qualify?

You may be eligible if:

• You are a current or former EMPLOYEE of GeoTek, Inc. This is the single biggest filter on the page. The Court-defined Class is “current and former employees of Defendant who reside in the United States and whose information was impacted by the Cybersecurity Incident” — GeoTek's customers, clients and vendors have no class here and cannot file
• You reside in the United States. The class definition carries a US-residence requirement
• GeoTek's own records identify your information as impacted by the September 2023 targeted cyberattack. This is a closed list, not an open claim — the notice states that “GeoTek's records indicate that you are a Class Member”
• You received the postcard notice in the mail, which carries the LoginID and PIN for the online form, or an earlier breach notification directly from GeoTek. Either is a strong signal you are on the list
• You do NOT need to have suffered identity theft or any loss. The cash payment and the credit monitoring are open to any Class Member who files, with no proof of harm required
• California residence is not required to qualify — it only changes the amount. The expected cash payment is $25.00 generally and $75.00 for California residents
• You are not in an excluded group. The Class does not include the Judge in this case and the Judge's family and staff, GeoTek and its officers and directors, anyone who validly excludes themselves, or anyone who perpetrated the cyberattack
• You file a valid Claim Form online, by email, or postmarked by December 1, 2026 — and if you wanted to opt out or object instead, that window closes a month earlier, on November 1, 2026

There are two different gates here, and only one of them is about documentation. Getting into the form. The online Claim Form opens only after you enter the LoginID and PIN printed on the postcard notice mailed to you, so this is an ID-gated settlement even though the cash payment itself needs no receipts. That gate is not absolute: you can call the administrator on (888) 428-6630 or email info@GeoTekCyberIncident.com with your full name and mailing address to have your credentials looked up or a paper form sent, and the printable Claim Form asks for the Login ID only if known and can be mailed or emailed without it. Either way the administrator matches every claimant against GeoTek's list of affected employees before paying anything, so being on that list — not holding the postcard — is what actually decides your claim. Proving the benefits. This splits by benefit. For the cash payment expected to be $25, or $75 for California residents, no proof or explanation is required at all. For the two years of credit monitoring, nothing either — all Class Members are eligible to enroll. Only the out-of-pocket expense claim of up to $2,000 requires documentation: receipts, bank statements or similar records showing the amount spent and its connection to the breach, for losses incurred between September 1, 2023 and December 1, 2026, itemised in the form's expense table. Notes you wrote yourself may be attached to explain or support real records, but the official FAQ states that such notes alone are not enough to make a valid claim. Every Claim Form must be signed under penalty of perjury.

What Happened?

A targeted cyberattack hit GeoTek, Inc.'s computer systems in September 2023. The official notice and settlement website both give only the month, not a specific incident date. Certain files containing private information were accessed during the attack.

The data involved is narrow but severe. According to the court-authorized notice, the affected files may have contained names, addresses and Social Security Numbers. A name paired with a Social Security number is the combination behind the two years of credit monitoring and $1 million of identity theft insurance the settlement offers.

The case is Borron, et al. v. GeoTek, Inc., Case No. 25CU002241C, in the Superior Court of San Diego County, California. Steven Borron is the Class Representative. The Court appointed Joshua Swigart of Swigart Law Group APC and Ben Travis of Ben Travis Law, APC as Class Counsel. GeoTek denies that it did anything wrong and the Court has not decided who is right — the parties settled to avoid the costs, risks, disruptions and uncertainties of continuing the litigation.

GeoTek agreed to establish a Settlement Fund of $150,000.00. Simpluris is the Settlement Administrator and mailed postcard notices carrying individual login credentials on September 2, 2026 to the people on GeoTek's list of affected employees.

The Final Approval Hearing is set for December 11, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time in Department 64 of the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, 330 W Broadway, San Diego, California 92101. Class Members are not required to attend, and a timely written objection is considered whether or not the objector appears. The settlement website warns the date and time can change without further notice. Payments are distributed only if the Court grants final approval and after any appeals are resolved — no payment date has been announced.

How to File Your Claim

1. START BY CHECKING YOU ARE AN EMPLOYEE: this settlement covers GeoTek's current and former workforce only. If you dealt with GeoTek as a customer, client or vendor rather than as an employee, there is no class for you here and a claim will not be paid
2. File online at geotekcyberincident.com using the LoginID and PIN printed on the postcard notice mailed to you
3. No postcard? You are not shut out. Call the Settlement Administrator on (888) 428-6630 or email info@GeoTekCyberIncident.com with your full name and mailing address to request your credentials or a paper Claim Form. The printable Claim Form asks for the Login ID only if known and can be mailed or emailed without it — the administrator will still match you against GeoTek's list of affected employees before paying anything
4. TICK EVERY BOX THAT APPLIES, NOT JUST ONE. The official FAQ says “you may claim as many benefits as apply to you.” Credit monitoring, documented out-of-pocket expenses and the cash payment stack — this is not a pick-one settlement, and checking only one box leaves money behind
5. If you are claiming out-of-pocket expenses, complete the expense table and attach receipts, bank statements or similar records. Notes you wrote yourself may support real records but are not enough on their own to make a valid claim
6. Sign the attestation — every Claim Form must be signed under penalty of perjury
7. Online filers can choose digital payment by PayPal, Venmo or Zelle. That option is not on the paper form, which pays by mailed check
8. Mail paper forms to GeoTek Cybersecurity Incident Settlement, c/o Settlement Administrator, P.O. Box 26170, Santa Ana, CA 92799-9958
9. SPLIT DEADLINE: the Claim Form must be submitted online, emailed, or postmarked by December 1, 2026 — but the deadlines to opt out or to object are both November 1, 2026, a month earlier
10. Questions: (888) 428-6630 or info@GeoTekCyberIncident.com
11. Visit the official claim form: https://geotekcyberincident.com/

How Much Will I Actually Get?

THE BENEFITS STACK — THIS IS NOT AN EITHER-OR SETTLEMENT. The official FAQ is explicit: “You may claim as many benefits as apply to you.” A class member with receipts can take the credit monitoring AND the documented out-of-pocket reimbursement AND the cash payment on the same Claim Form. Nothing here forces a choice between a documented-loss tier and a flat payment, which is the shape most data breach settlements take. (1) CREDIT MONITORING: two years of credit monitoring from one credit bureau, open to all Class Members, with $1 million in identity theft insurance, real-time credit file monitoring, dark web scanning, comprehensive public records monitoring and access to a fraud resolution agent. (2) OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES: up to $2,000.00 for actual, documented expenses caused by the Cybersecurity Incident and incurred between September 1, 2023 and December 1, 2026 — fees for credit reports, credit monitoring or freezing and unfreezing credit, the cost to replace IDs, and postage to contact banks by mail. Receipts required. (3) CASH PAYMENT: a one-time payment expected to be $25.00, or $75.00 for California residents, for which no proof or explanation is required at all. WHAT THE $2,000 IS NOT. The $2,000 is the ceiling on the out-of-pocket reimbursement tier alone. It is not a cap on the settlement, it does not limit the cash payment, and it is not an amount any class member receives by default — it takes documented losses of $2,000 to reach it. WHY THE $25 AND $75 MAY SHRINK. The real constraint is the fund. GeoTek is paying $150,000.00 in total, and that fund pays court-approved attorneys' fees and costs, the Class Representative's Service Award, and the costs of administering the settlement before any class benefits come out of it. Class Counsel will ask the Court for up to $50,000 in fees and up to $15,000 in litigation costs, plus a $2,500.00 Service Award. Two years of credit monitoring for every claimant is also paid from what remains. If the total value of benefits claimed exceeds the net fund, the official FAQ says everyone's payments are reduced pro rata. The administrator itself calls $25 and $75 expectations that “may be larger or smaller, depending on the total claims filed.” Treat them as projections, not promises. No money moves unless the Court grants final approval at the December 11, 2026 hearing and any appeals are resolved.

Last reviewed: September 20, 2026 | Information verified from court records and official settlement documents.

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