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AT&T's $177 million settlement is for data breaches in 2019 and 2024.
Claim up to $5,000 (first breach) and $2,500 (Snowflake hack), or both.
File claim by Nov. 18, 2025, either online or by mail.
If you're a current or former AT&T customer, here's some good news: You can now file a claim in a newly approved $177 million class-action settlement stemming from two massive data breaches. These hacks -- one dating back to 2019 and a second in 2024 -- exposed Social Security numbers, call and text records, names, addresses, dates of birth, and more.
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On Monday, Kroll Settlement Administration, the firm managing the settlement, announced that the claim process is officially open for affected customers. AT&T has set up two separate funds: a $149 million pool for anyone whose personal details were leaked in the first breach (announced March 2024), and a $28 million pool for those whose call and text logs were exposed in the Snowflake hack (announced July 2024).
You can submit a claim to receive a payout from one or both funds. Here's how.
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