You Can Claim Up to $7,500 from AT&T's $177M Data Breach Payouts - How to Qualify

If you're a current or former AT&T customer, you may be eligible for a payout as part of the company's $177 million class-action settlement over two major data breaches. The breaches, which occurred in 2019 and 2024, exposed sensitive information including Social Security numbers, call and text records, names, addresses, dates of birth, and more.

A Total of Two Settlement Funds

AT&T created two settlement funds to compensate affected customers: a $149 million pool for those 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 (July 2024). Kroll Settlement Administration, the firm managing the settlement, opened the claim process in August for affected customers so that they can be paid out from one or both funds.

How Much Can I Get from the Settlement?

If you file a claim, you could receive up to $5,000 from the first fund (called AT&T 1 Settlement Class) and $2,500 from the second (AT&T 2 Settlement Class). This means that dual-breach victims might get as much as $7,500. However, your exact payout will depend on how many people apply, and higher payments will be reserved for those who can prove any out-of-pocket damages.

Documentation Required

You'll need to submit documentation that's "fairly traceable" when you file a claim to be eligible for the higher payout. If you can't prove specific losses, you'll still share in what's left after documented-loss claimants are paid.

How Do I Know if I Qualify?

The settlement covers any current or former AT&T customer whose data was accessed in one of the breaches. If you're eligible, you'll receive a notice by email or physical mail from Kroll Settlement Administration. According to the settlement website, email notices were sent to customers from the address attsettlement@e.emailksa.com.

Notice Timeline

The notices started rolling out on August 4, 2025, and are expected to continue throughout autumn. If you believe you should be included in either part of the AT&T settlement but have not received anything yet, you can call the settlement administrator at 833-890-4930.

How to File a Claim

You can file a claim either online or by mail. To submit an online claim, go to TelecomDataSettlement.com, click "Submit Claim," and have your Class Member ID (from your notice), AT&T account number (or full name), and an email address handy. Alternatively, you can download and print the PDF forms for the first data breach, the second breach, or the overlap form if you were part of both breaches.

Claim Deadline

Settlement claims need to be submitted by November 18, 2025. If you disagree with the settlement and want to opt out so you can sue AT&T yourself, you'll need to do so by October 17, 2025. The final approval hearing for the proposed settlement will be December 3, 2025.

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