AT&T customers could receive payouts of up to $7,500 each as part of a $177 million settlement over two data breaches that occurred in 2023. The breaches exposed sensitive information, including Social Security numbers and phone records, of millions of customers.
AT&T customers could receive thousands of dollars in payouts as part of a $177 million settlement over two data breach es that occurred last year.The two breaches were announced in March and July of 2023.
The first breach impacted 73 million current and former customers, whose information, including Social Security numbers, was found in a dataset on the dark web.The second breach included the telephone numbers of nearly all of the company's cellular customers.RELATED STORY | Hacker group claims AT&T paid them $300K in ransom for stolen customer dataAccording to the settlement website, customers who were impacted by either breach will be eligible for a claim. The eligible customers will receive an email notice.Customers who were impacted by both breaches could be eligible for up to $7,500.The deadline to submit a claim is Nov. 18. RELATED STORY | Nearly all AT&T customers' text, phone records impacted by massive data breachThe settlement still needs to be approved, and the final approval hearing is in early December.In a statement, AT&T says it denies allegations that it was responsible for the criminal acts from the data breach.This story was reported on-air by a journalist and has been converted to this platform with the assistance of AI. Our editorial team verifies all reporting on all platforms for fairness and accuracy.
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AT&T customers could receive up to $7,500 in data breach settlementAT&T customers could receive thousands of dollars in payouts as part of a $177 million settlement over two data breaches that occurred last year.
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