Coming Soon: AT&T $177 Million Data Breach Settlement

AT&T Inc., AT&T Mobility LLC, AT&T Corp., DirecTV LLC, AT&T Services Inc., Cricket Wireless LLC

Consumers who lived in the United States and had their personal data involved in either the AT&T data incident announced on March 30, 2024, or the data incident announced on July 12, 2024, may be eligible to submit a claim up to $5,000 from a class action settlement coming soon.

AT&T agreed to pay $177 million to settle a class action lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges AT&T failed to adequately protect customer data, resulting in two major data breaches that exposed sensitive information. The settlement provides cash payments to eligible class members whose data was compromised in either or both incidents.

The AT&T 1 settlement fund is for the data breach announced on March 30, 2024, and is $149 million.

The AT&T 2 settlement fund is for the data breach announced on July 12, 2024, and is $28 million.

According to court documents, the official settlement notice, settlement website and claim form will be available on or around Aug. 4, 2025.

Who is eligible for an AT&T data breach payout?

Eligible consumers qualify for one or more of the following classes:

AT&T 1 settlement class: Individuals in the United States whose data elements were included in the AT&T 1 data incident announced on March 30, 2024.

Data elements may include names, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth, account passcodes, billing account numbers and Social Security numbers.

AT&T 2 settlement class: AT&T account owners or line/end users whose data elements were involved in the AT&T 2 data incident announced on July 12, 2024.

Data elements may include telephone numbers of current and former AT&T customers, numbers with which those customers interacted, counts of those interactions, aggregate call durations and, for a small subset, cell site identification numbers.
The AT&T 2 settlement class includes account owners and individual line or end users.

Settlement class members that are in both AT&T 1 and AT&T 2 settlement classes are known as overlap settlement class members.

Who is excluded from the class?

Individuals participating in AT&T data breach arbitration with a specific law firm should contact their attorney directly with any questions about whether or not they are eligible to participate in the class action settlement.

How much is the AT&T data breach settlement payment?

Class members have the following benefit options. Overlap settlement class members may claim both AT&T 1 and AT&T 2 settlement benefits.

AT&T 1 settlement benefits:

Documented loss cash payment: Class members can submit for up to $5,000 in monetary losses incurred in 2019 or later that are fairly traceable to the AT&T 1 data breach. Class members that submit both AT&T 1 and AT&T 2 documented loss claims must provide unique documentation for each claim.
Tier 1 cash payment: Class members who had their Social Security number compromised in the AT&T 1 data breach and do not submit a documented loss claim can submit for a pro rata cash payment. Tier 1 cash payments will be five times the amount of Tier 2 cash payments. The final Tier 1 cash payment amount will be determined by the number of valid claims submitted and remaining AT&T 1 net settlement funds.
Tier 2 cash payment: Class members who did not have their Social Security numbers compromised in the AT&T 1 data breach and do not submit a documented loss claim can submit for a pro rata cash payment. The final tier 2 cash payment amount will be determined by the number of valid claims submitted and remaining AT&T 1 net settlement funds.

AT&T 2 settlement benefits:

Documented loss cash payment: Class members can submit for up to $2,500 in monetary losses that occurred on or after April 14, 2024, and are fairly traceable to the AT&T 2 data breach. Class members that submit both AT&T 1 and AT&T 2 documented loss claims must provide unique documentation for each claim.

Tier 3 cash payment: Class members who do not submit a documented loss claim can submit for a pro rata cash payment. The final Tier 3 cash payment amount will be determined by the number of valid claims submitted and remaining AT&T 2 net settlement funds.

How to claim an AT&T data breach class action rebate

To receive a settlement payment, class members must submit a claim form by the claim deadline of Nov. 18, 2025. Class members can file a claim online or download and print the claim form to mail to the settlement administrator.

The settlement website and claim forms will be available on or about Aug. 4, 2025. There will be three claim form options:

AT&T 1 claim form: Class members that only qualify for the AT&T 1 settlement will submit an AT&T 1 claim form.
AT&T 2 claim form: Class members that only qualify for the AT&T 2 settlement will submit an AT&T 2 claim form.

Account owners may submit a claim for themselves and on behalf of any individual line or end users or the individual line or end user may submit a separate claim.

Overlap claim form: Class members that qualify for both the AT&T 1 and AT&T 2 settlements will submit an overlap claim form.

Required proof and information

Class member ID from email notice required on claim form.
Documented loss claims requiring supporting documentation, such as bank or credit card statements showing unreimbursed fees for fraudulent charges, receipts for credit freezing/unfreezing or repair services, invoice for CPA or attorney services, police reports and other documented proof of fraudulent transactions traceable to the data breaches.

Overlap claimants submitting documented losses for both AT&T 1 and AT&T 2 must submit unique documentation for each data incident.

Payout options

Electronic payment (available only for online claim submissions)
Check mailed to address provided

$177 Million AT&T settlement funds

The $177,000,000 in combined settlement funds includes:

Settlement administration costs: To be determined
Attorneys' fees: Up to $59,000,000
Attorneys' litigation costs: To be presented to the court for approval
Service awards to class representatives: Up to $1,500 each
Payments to approved claimants: Remaining settlement funds

Important dates

Settlement notice commencement: Aug. 4, 2025
Opt-out deadline: Oct. 17, 2025
Claim deadline: Nov. 18, 2025
Fairness hearing: Dec. 3, 2025

When is the AT&T data breach settlement payout date?

According to the settlement agreement, payments will be issued to valid claimants approximately 90 days after the court grants final approval of the settlement and any appeals are resolved.

Why did this class action lawsuit and settlement happen?

This settlement resolves claims against AT&T for allegedly failing to adequately protect customer data, resulting in two significant data breaches. The class lawsuits were consolidated and settled to avoid the expense of continued litigation and the possibility of a trial.

AT&T denies any wrongdoing but agreed to settle to provide compensation to affected customers.