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AT&T Customers Are Eligible for Up to $5,000 in a New Settlement. Here's What to Know.

Erin Davis

created: June 26, 2025, 2:32 p.m. | updated: June 27, 2025, 2:48 p.m.

In July 2024, AT&T revealed that the call and text logs of "nearly all" of its cellular customers had been exposed in a breach that spring and put on the "dark web." Last week, a U.S. judge approved a $177 million settlement resolving lawsuits filed against AT&T over data breaches from 2019 and 2024, Reuters reported. This means current and former AT&T customers could be eligible for a sizable payout. In July 2024, AT&T revealed that call and text logs of "nearly all" of its cellular customers had been exposed in a breach that spring and put on the "dark web." There are two funds for payouts, per court documents: $149 million for the 2024 breach and $28 million for the 2019 breach.

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