Connecticut announced a $625,000 settlement with Frontier Communications Parent Inc. on Friday, October 16, resolving the state’s investigation into an April 2024 data breach. Attorney General William Tong’s office said 58,841 Connecticut residents’ personal information, including Social Security numbers, was compromised.
According to Tong, attackers entered internal systems with compromised employee and vendor credentials, stole unencrypted information and later offered it for sale.
The agreement requires security, training and incident-response programs plus an independent assessment within a year of its effective date, which the announcement does not specify.
The $625,000 goes to the state, not directly to individual customers. Tong’s office separately cited a $5.64 million nationwide class-action settlement tied to the same breach.
That separate case is Amber Wilson and others v. Frontier Communications Parent Inc. in federal court in northern Texas. Its administrator’s website defines the class around people who received a notice that their information may have been affected, rather than everyone who has ever used Frontier.
Importantly, the administrator still lists October 27, 2025 as the claim deadline. Friday’s Connecticut announcement does not establish a new application window or reopen that deadline. Readers with an existing claim can consult the administrator’s current frequently asked questions, including its payment and reissue information; this report does not establish any individual’s eligibility or payment status.
The administrator says Frontier denies wrongdoing and liability in the class action. The state announcement describes the attorney general’s investigation and settlement, not a criminal conviction.
The signed state agreement was not independently reviewed. Security requirements above are attributed to Tong’s office.