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AT&T Is Paying Out $177 Million for Data Breaches. Learn Who's Eligible and How to File a Claim
AT&T will pay $177 million to compensate millions of affected customers after two breaches exposed sensitive personal and phone record data in 2019 and 2024.
- On Aug. 4, Kroll Settlement Administration began accepting claims at telecomdatasettlement.com under a $177,000,000 settlement with AT&T for data incidents in 2019 and 2024.
- The 2019 AT&T 1 Data Incident exposed personal data affecting 7.6 million current and 65.4 million former account holders, with some records on the dark web, but AT&T did not acknowledge it until March 2025.
- Settlement paperwork divides funds between the two incident classes, with claimants capped at $5,000 for 2019 and $2,500 for 2024, or $7,500 for overlap.
- A U.S. District Judge overseeing the case extended the filing deadline to Nov. 18, 2025, and claims are accepted via Kroll Settlement Administration, according to court records.
- Fraud risks and legal next steps shape claimant urgency as scammers and spoof websites exploit announcements, with no payment date certain before the Jan. 15, 2026 court hearing.
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Don't fall for fake settlement sites that steal your data
Sometimes, data breaches result in more than just free credit monitoring. Recently, Facebook began paying out its $725 million settlement, and AT&T is preparing to distribute $177 million. Those payouts caught scammers' attention.Now, fake settlement claim emails and websites are flooding inboxes. They look convincing, but behind the plain design and official-sounding language is a trap for your Social Security number, banking info and more. So …
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