AT&T has agreed to pay $177 million to resolve the telecom data class action settlement. The claim process has begun, and the settlement administrator has started sending the notice. If you were affected by the AT&T data incident, you can check the settlement eligibility, payout, and other details.
The lawsuit was filed against AT&T for the two data breaches announced on 30 March and 12 July 2024. The plaintiffs alleged that data incident 1 released the data to the dark web, and the customers’ sensitive information was compromised in both data incidents.
The settlement provides a maximum payout of up to $7500 to the eligible class members who will file the claim form before the deadline, 18 December 2025. The claim deadline was updated through the October 2025 court order to provide more time to the class members.
Who can claim the AT&T Data Breach Settlement?
If you wish to claim the AT&T data breach settlement, you should first check the eligibility criteria below based on the sub-class, depending on the data incident:
- AT&T data Incident 1:
- You are a US resident whose data or sensitive information (DOB, email address, billing account numbers, address, mobile number, or Social Security Number) was compromised in the AT&T Data incident (announced in March 2024).
- AT&T Data Incident 2:
- You were or are the AT&T Account Owner or end User whose data was compromised in the AT&T data incident 2 (announced in July 2024).
- Overlap Class members:
- If you qualify for both AT&T 1 and AT&T 2 data incidents, you will be called an overlap settlement class member.
Exclusions:
- The AT&T successors, subsidiaries, legal representatives, employees, or officers cannot claim the settlement.
- The judicial staff or judges related to the lawsuit and their family members cannot apply for the settlement payout.
- Class members who have released their claims through filing the exclusion form cannot claim it.
What are the important dates for the AT&T data breach settlement?
If you are eligible for the AT&T data breach settlement, you should mark down the following updated important dates:
| Settlement Event | Important Dates |
| Claim Deadline | 18 December 2025 |
| Exclusion/ Opt-Out Deadline | 17 November 2025 |
| Final approval Hearing | 15 January 2026 |
What will be your settlement payout under the AT&T Data Breach settlement?
From the $177 million settlement funds, the money will first be used for settlement administration expenses, attorneys’ fees & costs, service awards, and applicable taxes. Afterwards, the class members will receive the compensation based on the sub-class they have claimed in the claim form.
Here, based on the AT&T data incident class members sub-class and the payment they claim, the following will be the payout:
- AT&T data incident 1:
- Documented Loss Payout: If you have documented evidence of the loss you have faced due to the Data Incident 1 in 2019 or later, you will receive a payout of $5,000.
- Tier Cash payout: If you do not have documented evidence for the loss you faced due to the data incident 1, you can receive the cash payment based on the equal distribution in the following ways:
- Tier I: If your Social Security Number was the data element compromised in the data incident 1, you can receive a payout 5 times the amount of Tier II.
- Tier II: If your data element is compromised in the data incident 1, but it does not include SSN, you will receive a payout based on the Tier II cash payment.
- AT&T data incident 2:
- Documented Loss: If you have documented evidence for the data compromised or the loss you faced on or after 14 April 2024 due to the data incident 2, you can receive the documented loss payout up to $2500.
- Tier 3 Cash Payout: The alternative payout for the documented loss is the tier 3 cash payment, where claimants will receive a payout based on equal distribution.
- Overlap class members:
- If you have documented evidence for the loss from both the data incidents 1 & 2, you can file the claim and receive a payout up to $7,500.
- If you do not have documented loss, you can claim the Tier payments from both incidents.
How to claim the AT&T Data Breach settlement?
You can file the claim form for the AT&T Data breach settlement either online or by mail in the following way:
- Online:
- Go to the settlement website at https://www.telecomdatasettlement.com/
- Next, click the “Submit Claim,” and you will land on the claim form portal.
- On the next page, you must log in through your class member IT or through your AT&T account number/ full name/ email address.
- Now, you must complete the rest of the steps and submit the AT&T settlement claim form with the supporting document (if any).
- Mail: You can download the AT&T claim form from the settlement website and send the filled form with supporting documents (if any) to the following address before the deadline:
- AT&T Data Incident Settlement
- c/ o Kroll Settlement Administration LLC
- PO Box 5324
- New York, NY 10150-5324.
The AT&T data breach settlement claim form window is open; you should file the form immediately to receive the payout up to $7500, depending on your claim. The payout will be finalized after the court grants final approval to the settlement.
Disclaimer: AT&T Data Breach Settlement information is for general awareness only. Verify eligibility and claim details through the official settlement website.
