Potentially involved records include customer contact and order details, employee information and the last four digits of payment-card numbers; the number of people affected is still being confirmed.
Counsel alleges pressure, threats and an offer of help with mitigation; the investigator testified that the password was voluntary and an interview paused when a lawyer was requested.
The case also includes explosives and radio-equipment charges, and a separate child-pornography charge subject to a conditional court-file arrangement.
The directions set settlement and mediation steps for covered civil claims, with a first hearing within two months of the application for specified employee-compensation cases.