Summary
AT&T customers who claimed part of a $177 million settlement due to two data breaches in 2024 are closer to getting paid. The breaches involved personal data showing up on the dark web and illegal downloading of call and text records. The final court approval process is underway, and payments will start after this approval and any appeals.
Key Facts
- The settlement amount is $177 million for two separate data breaches involving AT&T customers' information.
- A breach in March 2024 released data from 2019 or earlier on the dark web, affecting approximately 73 million people.
- Another breach in July 2024 saw illegal downloads of call and text records from a third-party cloud platform.
- Customers could claim up to $5,000 for the dark web breach and up to $2,500 for the cloud platform breach, with a total maximum of $7,500.
- Eligibility for the settlement is based on whether a customer was affected by one or both data breaches.
- The deadline to file claims was December 18, 2025, which has now passed.
- Settlement payments will begin after court approval and once all appeals are resolved.
- AT&T has not admitted to any wrongdoing in these cases.
