AT&T will pay consumers in a class action settlement after data breaches last year.
Information on the lawsuit was revealed this week , with the telecommunications giant agreeing to pay a total of $177 million to affected users.
Here's everything to know about the settlement:
Is there a class action lawsuit against AT&T?
Yes, there is a class action lawsuit involving AT&T.
The company was accused of two separate data breach incidents in 2024 that led to the lawsuit. First, on March 30, 2024, some customers' data — including addresses, social security numbers, birthdates, passcodes, billing numbers and phone numbers — were released on the dark web, the Kroll Settlement Administration said.
Limited data was then illegally downloaded on July 12, 2024, which included customers and o