Former and current AT&T customers are eligible to receive up to $7,500 as part of a settlement involving class-action lawsuits over two major data breaches.
The telecommunications giant said earlier this month that it has reached a proposed settlement of $177 million – including $149 million for the first class-action lawsuit and $28 million for the second.
The first case involved a data breach revealed in March 2024 that impacted 73 million current and former account holders.
Hackers stole personal information like birth dates and Social Security numbers and spread this data across the dark web.
AT&T said earlier this month that it has reached a proposed settlement of $177 million. Christopher Sadowski
A second breach announced in July 2024 compromised the call and text records of “