AT&T reached a $177M data breach settlement. What consumers should know about claiming their money

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

AT&T reaches $177M settlement over two data breaches affecting millions of customers.

Consumers have until Dec. 18 to file claims for potential payouts.

Settlement covers breaches from 2019–2023 involving Social Security numbers and call/text records.

Maximum potential payments: $5,000 for first breach, $2,500 for second, pending final court approval.

AT&T has reached a combined $177 million settlement over two data breaches. And impacted consumers have a little over a month left to file a claim for their chunk of the money.

Several lawsuits emerged across the U.S. — and were later consolidated — after AT&T notified millions of customers that information ranging from Social Security numbers to call records were compromised in these breaches last year. Plaintiffs