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icare NSW — 2022 claimant data breach
NSW workers compensation claimants whose personal and health details were included in about 1,450 icare insurance reports emailed to the wrong recipients in May 2022 (about 192,000 people). Filed in the NSW Supreme Court in May 2026.
- Period covered
- 2022
- Where it applies
- NSW
- Law firm running the case
- Piper Alderman
- Compensation context
- See law firm — no verified estimate published
Case progress
- Incident
- Filed in court
- Registration open
- Before the court
- Settlement
- Payments / distribution
- Closed
The icare NSW case brief
The page above is the public summary. The case brief is the part that tells you whether you personally fit the group definition, and what to have ready before you register.
- Eligibility checklist — 3 specific criteria that decide whether you are in the group
- Exclusions — 2 situations that take you out of the class, even if you were a customer
- Evidence list — 4 documents to gather — the ones that actually affect what you can recover
- How to join, step by step — 4 ordered steps, including which registration pathway to use
- Key dates — 3 dated milestones, including any registration cut-off
- Compensation notes and scam warnings — What a realistic outcome looks like, and the impersonation tactics used on this specific case
One A$9 report unlocks the case brief for every matter that covers you — plus your personalised eligibility report and PDF.
Sources: insuranceNEWS.com.au, 27 May 2026; Piper Alderman
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