AT&T data breach settlement totals $177 million; claim deadline is Dec. 18

By Atlas Watchline Staff · Legal · July 27, 2026

AT&T has agreed to a $177 million settlement over two 2024 data breaches. Eligible consumers have until Dec. 18 to file claims.

AT&T has agreed to a $177 million settlement over two 2024 data breaches, and eligible consumers have until Dec. 18 to file claims for possible cash payments.

According to ABC7 Los Angeles, the settlement is divided into two classes: $149 million for the first breach and $28 million for the second.

AT&T disclosed the first breach in March 2024 after finding that customer information from 2019 or earlier had been released on the dark web weeks earlier, ABC7 reported. AT&T said about 7.6 million current and 65.4 million former account holders were affected. The leaked data included Social Security numbers and passcodes, according to the report.

ABC7 said consumers affected by the first breach may be eligible for up to $5,000. For the second breach, the report said AT&T learned in April 2024 that call and text records had been illegally downloaded from a third-party cloud workspace. Those records covered nearly all AT&T customers from May through October 2022, plus a small subset from Jan. 2, 2023, ABC7 reported.

AT&T said the second breach involved phone numbers but not call or text content or other personally identifiable information, according to ABC7. The report said consumers affected by that breach may be eligible for up to $2,500.

The lawsuits were consolidated in U.S. District Court in Texas, and a preliminary approval order filed in June allocated the settlement into the two funds, ABC7 reported. Kroll Settlement Administration is handling the claims process.

ABC7 said class members can opt out of or object to the settlement by Nov. 17. Final court approval is scheduled for Jan. 15, 2026.

AT&T denied wrongdoing, according to ABC7, and said it agreed to settle to avoid the expense and uncertainty of protracted litigation.

Sources

• ABC7 Los Angeles

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