Two data breaches that resulted in a class action lawsuit against AT&T are coming to a resolution, with the phone carrier agreeing to pay $177 million. AT&T agreed to pay the sum to avoid a trial.

The settlement was preliminarily approved by a Texas judge in August. Under the terms of the deal, affected customers may be able to claim up to $7,500. A settlement website from Kroll, the risk and financial advisory firm acting as the settlement administrator, is now available.

How we got here

The class action lawsuit was filed against the telecom giant over two different breaches from 2019 and 2024. The 2019 breach was not reported by AT&T until 2024, when data from that breach was being sold on the dark web.

That breach involved the personal data of more than 73 million former and current

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