Bumble Lawsuit: The $40M Settlement Is Paid Out, the Data Breach Case Is Gone
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Two Bumble cases drive the searches. The $40 million Bumble settlement for Illinois users closed its claims on September 20, 2024 and sent second payments to claimants starting August 21, 2026. The Bumble data breach class action filed in Texas in February 2026 was voluntarily dismissed on April 7, 2026. As of October 2026 there is no open Bumble settlement, no claim form and no deadline.
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What the Bumble Lawsuits Were About
The Illinois case. The Bumble class action lawsuit Illinois users were paid from is Howell v. Bumble Trading LLC. It alleged that the Bumble and Badoo apps violated Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) in connection with photographs users uploaded. Bumble and Badoo denied the allegations and settled for $40 million.
The data breach case. A user sued Bumble Inc. in federal court in Texas on February 19, 2026. The lawsuit alleges a “massive and preventable” cyberattack on January 29, 2026, carried out through phishing by the group ShinyHunters, and that more than 30 gigabytes of files were taken. Per the complaint, the data included names, dates of birth, addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, account numbers, chat history and dating history. Those are allegations; no court ruled on them.
Case Details
BIPA settlement: Howell, et al. v. Bumble Trading LLC, et al., Case No. 2021-L-307, Illinois Circuit Court for Winnebago County. A related federal suit, Howell v. Bumble, Inc., No. 1:21-cv-06898 (N.D. Ill., Judge Lindsay C. Jenkins), was filed December 29, 2021 and closed March 31, 2024.
Data breach suit: Omirin v. Bumble Inc., No. 1:26-cv-00398, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division, Judge Robert Lee Pitman. Filed February 19, 2026; Bumble was served February 25, 2026; the plaintiff filed a notice of voluntary dismissal on April 7, 2026.
Status: Settlement Paid, Breach Suit Dismissed
Bumble settlement (Illinois BIPA): claims closed September 20, 2024. The court approved the settlement after a hearing on October 23, 2024, and no appeals were filed. First payments went out in August 2025; second payments from leftover funds began August 21, 2026. Late claims are not possible.
Bumble data breach lawsuit: voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiff on April 7, 2026. No class was certified and no settlement was reached, so there is no fund and no claim form. Bumble’s terms of service contain an arbitration agreement, and an earlier suit filed in 2022 over a 2020 breach also ended up in arbitration.
In its quarterly report for the period ended June 30, 2026, Bumble recorded no litigation provisions and reported no settlement payments in the first half of 2026.
Who Was Covered
Illinois BIPA settlement: anyone who used the Bumble or Badoo app while a resident of, or located in, Illinois between November 1, 2016 and December 31, 2021. Only people who filed a valid claim by September 20, 2024 are paid. If you filed and chose PayPal, Venmo or a check, payments went to that method.
Data breach suit: the complaint proposed a class of everyone whose personal information was stored by Bumble and exposed in the January 2026 breach. That class was never certified, and the case is dismissed. A voluntary dismissal by one plaintiff did not decide anyone else’s claims.
What the Bumble Settlement Paid
Data breach: no settlement, no fund, no claim form. Nothing is payable for the January 2026 breach.
Bumble Lawsuit Timeline
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November 2016 – December 2021 — The Class Period
Illinois users of Bumble or Badoo during these years are later covered by the Howell BIPA settlement.
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September 20, 2024 — Claim Deadline Passes
Last day to file a claim or opt out of the $40 million settlement.
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October 23, 2024 — Final Approval Hearing
The Winnebago County court approves the settlement after the hearing. No appeals are filed.
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August 2025 — First Payments
Approved claimants receive their first payments by PayPal, Venmo or check.
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January 29 – April 7, 2026 — Breach Suit Filed and Dropped
The alleged cyberattack occurs January 29. The Texas class action is filed February 19 and voluntarily dismissed April 7, 2026.
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August 21, 2026 — Second Payments
The administrator begins sending second payments from leftover funds to claimants. No new claims are accepted.
Three Things to Watch For
A real settlement that paid twice and a breach that made the news are an easy script for imposters:
“Claim your Bumble data breach settlement”
There is no Bumble data breach settlement — the only breach class action was dismissed on April 7, 2026. A page asking for your Social Security number to “register” is collecting data, not filing anything.
“Confirm your bank details for your second payment”
Second payments went to existing claimants by the method they chose on their original claim. A message asking for a fee, a new bank login or a fresh claim to release that money is not from the administrator.
Messages that quote your dating profile
The lawsuit alleges chat and dating history were taken in a phishing attack. A message that knows your matches or profile details and then asks for money or a login is using that data — do not pay and do not click.
Bumble Lawsuit — Questions People Actually Ask
Is there a Bumble settlement I can still claim?
No. The Illinois BIPA settlement closed claims on September 20, 2024, and the 2026 data breach lawsuit was dismissed on April 7, 2026 without a settlement. As of October 2026 no Bumble claim form is open. For settlements that are still taking claims, see our open class action settlements list.
What was the Bumble class action lawsuit in Illinois?
Howell v. Bumble Trading LLC, Case No. 2021-L-307 in Winnebago County, Illinois. It alleged the Bumble and Badoo apps violated Illinois’s biometric privacy law in connection with uploaded photos. It settled for $40 million for Illinois users between November 1, 2016 and December 31, 2021.
What was the Bumble lawsuit payout per person?
Payments were pro rata, so they depended on how many valid claims were filed. A claims tracker reported first payments of over $1,400 per claimant in August 2025. A second payment from leftover funds began August 21, 2026; its amount has not been published in a source we could verify.
What happened to the Bumble data breach lawsuit?
Omirin v. Bumble Inc., No. 1:26-cv-00398 in the Western District of Texas, was filed February 19, 2026 over the alleged January 29, 2026 breach. The plaintiff filed a notice of voluntary dismissal on April 7, 2026. There is no breach settlement and no fund.
Is the Bumble Bee tuna settlement the same case?
No. Bumble Bee is a seafood company, unrelated to the Bumble dating app. The tuna price-fixing payout is covered on our tuna settlement page.
Why did Bumble ban me — can this lawsuit help?
No. These cases were about biometric privacy and a data breach, not account bans. Disputes with Bumble over your own account fall under its terms of service, which contain an arbitration agreement — start with Bumble’s appeal process and the dispute section of its terms.
Are there other Bumble lawsuits?
Yes, but none pays app users today. In re Bumble, Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 1:22-cv-00624 (S.D.N.Y., Judge Denise Cote), was an investor case; its docket closed August 8, 2023. The Colorado Supreme Court also issued an order to show cause on October 2, 2026 in an original proceeding captioned In re Bumble Inc. (No. 26SA331); we have not verified what it concerns.
What should I do after the Bumble data breach?
Freeze your credit at all three bureaus — free and reversible — if you ever gave Bumble your Social Security number or payment details. Change your Bumble password, turn on two-step verification, and treat any message that references your dating history as suspicious.
Separate from this case: were you injured in the last 2 years?
Class-action payouts are fixed amounts through an administrator. A personal injury claim is a different case — and often worth far more. Free estimate, no obligation.
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