Millions of AT&T customers can now file claims in a $177 million legal settlement related to two data breaches, which could provide up to $7,500 in compensation per person.<\/p>\n
The first data breach,\u00a0announced<\/a> in\u00a0March 2024<\/a>, affected 73 million current and former AT&T account holders whose information \u2014 including birth dates and Social Security numbers \u2014 was found in a dataset on the dark web. The second, announced in\u00a0July 2024<\/a>, exposed the records of calls and texts “nearly all” of its cellular customers.\u00a0<\/p>\n Multiple lawsuits were filed in state and federal courts across the country after both incidents, which were ultimately consolidated into two class-action cases.<\/p>\n Following a ruling<\/a> from a federal judge, the settlement administration for AT&T\u00a0said<\/a> on Aug. 4 that a proposed settlement has been reached for $177 million, with $149 million earmarked for the first settlement class and $28 million set aside for the second settlement class.\u00a0<\/p>\n The settlement, however, still has to be approved. According to the settlement website<\/a>, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas will hold a final approval hearing on Dec. 3, 2025. In the meantime, impacted AT&T customers can file for compensation.\u00a0<\/p>\n Here’s more information on how to submit a claim.<\/p>\n How do I know if I am eligible?<\/p>\n AT&T customers whose data was compromised in either the first or second data breach, or both, are eligible to file a claim for compensation.<\/p>\n Notices are being emailed to customers who are eligible to file a claim, according to the settlement website. The emails are sent from the domain “attsettlement@e.emailksa.com,” and the settlement administrator is Kroll Settlement Administration.<\/p>\n If you are not sure if you qualify, you can call (833) 890-4930 with questions, according<\/a> to the Kroll Settlement Administration.<\/p>\n How do I file a claim?<\/p>\n To receive part of the settlement, impacted AT&T customers have to fill out this claim form<\/a>\u00a0by Nov.\u00a018, 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n As stated on the settlement website<\/a>, if you file a claim, you give up your right to sue AT&T.<\/p>\n How much will I get?<\/p>\n People whose data was exposed in the breach announced in March 2024 are eligible for up to $5,000 and can make claims for “payment for losses that occurred in 2019, or later,” according to the settlement website<\/a>.<\/p>\n Those who were part of the second breach announced in July of last year are eligible for up to $2,500 “for losses that occurred on or after April 14, 2024,” the settlement administration said.<\/p>\n In both cases, customers must provide documentation showing that the losses they incurred are “fairly traceable” to the AT&T data breaches.<\/p>\n If your information was part of both breaches, you could be eligible for up to $7,500.<\/p>\n When could I get a payment?<\/p>\n Not until December, at the earliest. If the court approves the settlement at the Dec. 3 hearing, there could be appeals after that, which would take time to resolve.\u00a0<\/p>\n “It also takes time for all of the claim forms to be processed. Please be patient,” the settlement claim site states.<\/p>\n \n More from CBS News\n <\/p>\n