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AT&T Settles $177M Class Action Over Major Data Breaches

2/26/2026

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AT&T Inc.'s $177 million class-action settlement for two 2024 data breaches could pay affected customers up to $7,500 after the final approval hearing on January 15, 2025, when claims filing closed on December 18, 2025.
The March breach exposed data from 2019 or earlier on the dark web and affected about 73 million account holders.
The July breach involved illegally downloaded call and text records.

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Story summary

AT&T Inc.'s $177 million class-action settlement for two 2024 data breaches could pay affected customers up to $7,500 after the final approval hearing on January 15, 2025, when claims filing closed on December 18, 2025.
The March breach exposed data from 2019 or earlier on the dark web and affected about 73 million account holders.
The July breach involved illegally downloaded call and text records.