A judge has extended the deadline for AT&T customers affected by two 2024 data breaches to file claims in a $177 million class-action settlement. The breaches on March 30 and July 12 exposed names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth, account passcodes, billing account numbers, and Social Security numbers, with the data either posted on the dark web or illegally downloaded from a third-party cloud platform. Customers now have until December 18, 2025 to submit claims through the settlement website. The settlement does not specify how much each person will receive, but people tied to the first incident can claim up to $5,000, those in the second up to $2,500, and those affected by both up to $7,500. Sacramento financial advisor Maureen Paley urges consumers to watch the

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