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TL;DR AT&T’s data breach settlement has been fully reached. It will offer maximum payments to $7,500 and a new claim deadline of December 18.
Eligibility is based on the severity of leaked data, with payouts ranging from $100 to $7,500.
Claims can be filed online with a Class Member ID or by mailing a printed form, and payments are expected in early to mid-2026.
We first reported on a major AT&T data breach settlement back in August, which at the time was set to pay up to $177 million in total, with impacted customers able to claim upwards of $5,000. While this was originally supposed to happen back in November, it seems the dates and planned payouts have shifted a bit. As first reported by IBT, the final breakdown will see some users paid as much as $7,500, and the new deadline to file is December 18.
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Before we get into who is eligible and how to file, let’s talk a bit about this breach for those who aren’t in the know. Data breaches have become so common among the big three carriers that it’s not unusual for multiple small breaches to occur in the same year. That said, AT&T had a particularly bad year in 2024 and was hit by two major breaches that cumulatively resulted in the leak of personal information, including email addresses, billing account numbers, metadata for phone numbers and calls, and even Social Security numbers in some cases.
Exact payment amounts will ultimately depend on how badly a user was impacted. As for who qualifies? There are roughly three tiers here: Users with an exposed social security number : These are eligible for the highest payment, up to $7,500.
: These are eligible for the highest payment, up to $7,500. Users with other personal information exposed : These users will be eligible for roughly $400 to $700.
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