Current and former AT&T subscribers are entitled to part of a $177 million payout over a settlement related to the data breaches. Back in June, a US district judge in Texas gave preliminary approval to the settlement. The court documents suggest the settlement fund consists of $149 million to address a major data leak in 2019. The rest of the $28 million is for a breach in AT&T’s account with cloud storage provider Snowflake in April 2024.
AT&T data breach lawsuits reach $177 million settlement
The $149 million settlement was to address a major leak in 2019. This allowed cybercriminals to exploit the data for years from both new and existing subscribers. In March of 2024, AT&T confirmed the breach, resulting in a series of lawsuits over the failure to safeguard the data of its subscribers. This includes their names, date of birth, and Social Security numbers.
The April 2024 breach enabled the cybercriminals to access call and text records for nearly all customers. This attracted another round of class-action lawsuits. However, AT&T has clarified that no customer names were included in the stolen information.
Users part of both breaches can file two claims
As a part of the $177 million settlement, AT&T subscribers are eligible for a payout if their data was hacked in one or both of the two breaches. Users impacted by the 2019 breach (AT&T 1 Settlement Class) can submit a claim of up to $5,000 if they can present documentation to prove that they have lost money in 2019 or later due to this hack.
Or, you can request to be a part of the class-action payout. However, how much you get depends on how many people submit claims and the type of data that was compromised. If it’s your Social Security number, you’ll get a Tier 1 Cash Payment. If that’s not the case, you’ll get a Tier 2 cash payment. The Tier 1 payment is five times the amount of the Tier 2 payment.
If you were a victim of the 2024 breach (AT&T 2 Settlement Class), you can submit a reimbursement of up to $2,500, given that you have lost money and have proper documents to prove it. Or, you can request to be part of the class-action payout. How much you get depends on how many people claim payouts. You can file two claims if you’re part of both breaches.
You’ll need a class member ID to file a claim
Subscribers are now receiving emails in this regard. You will find an email from Kroll Settlement Administration LLC. It includes the class member ID, which you will need to file a claim. There’s a contact form on the settlement website if you haven’t received the email from the company.
You can submit for a payout by heading to the telecom data settlement website and clicking to ‘Submit Claim’ button. Here, you need to enter the member ID and then either the AT&T account number or email address, or your full name. The deadline to submit your claim online is November 18th, 2025.Â
If you want to sue AT&T individually over these hacks, you need to opt out of the settlement class by October 17, 2025. If the settlement isn’t satisfactory, you can write to the court by October 17th, objecting to the deal.
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