If your Private Information was involved and/or if you were an Account Owner or Line User whose call records were involved in the AT&T Data Incidents, you may be eligible to receive benefits from a class action Settlement.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ – The following statement is being issued by Kroll Settlement Administration regarding In Re: AT&T Inc. Customer Data Security Breach Litigation.
A settlement has been proposed in a class action lawsuit called In Re: AT&T Inc. Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, MDL Docket No. 3:24-md-03114-E (the “Lawsuit”), which is pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (the “Court”). The Lawsuit alleges that AT&T specific fields were contained in a data set released on the dark web in a data incident announced on March 30, 2024 (“AT&T 1 Data Incident”) and, in a separate data incident announced on July 12, 2024, certain limited AT&T data had been unlawfully downloaded from a third-party cloud platform hosted by Snowflake, Inc. (“AT&T 2 Data Incident”) (collectively, “Data Incidents”). AT&T denies the claims alleged in the Lawsuit and denies any wrongdoing. AT&T has not been found liable of anything by any court.
Who is a Settlement Class Member?
There are two (2) subclasses that make up the Settlement Class:
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AT&T 1 Settlement Class
: All living persons in the United States whose data elements were included in the AT&T 1 Data Incident, announced on March 30, 2024. -
AT&T 2 Settlement Class
: All AT&T Account Owners or Line Users whose Call Records were involved in the AT&T 2 Data Incident, announced on July 12, 2024.
What does the Settlement provide?
AT&T agrees to make available two (2) Settlement Funds. The AT&T 1 Settlement Fund means a $149 million all cash fund that AT&T has agreed to pay to settle the claims arising from the AT&T 1 Data Incident. The AT&T 2 Settlement Fund means a $28 million all cash payment that AT&T has agreed to pay to settle the claims arising from the AT&T 2 Data Incident.
Settlement Class Members under the Settlement Agreement will be eligible to receive benefits based on the Settlement Class(es) they are in: (a) Documented Loss Cash Payments; or (b) a Tiered Cash Payment. Visit www.TelecomDataSettlement.com for a full description of the Settlement Class Member Benefits and documentation requirements to receive a cash payment.
How do I get a cash payment?
You must submit a Claim Form, available at www.TelecomDataSettlement.com to be eligible to receive a benefit. Your completed Claim Form must be submitted online or mailed to the Settlement Administrator at AT&T Data Incident Settlement, c/o Kroll Settlement Administration LLC, P.O. Box 5324, New York, NY 10150-5324 and postmarked, by November 18, 2025.
What are your other options?
- Do Nothing: If you do nothing, you are included as a Settlement Class Member but you will not get money from the Settlement. You will be legally bound by the terms of the Settlement, and you give up any rights to sue for the claims asserted in this case.
- Exclude Yourself: If you do not want to be included in the Settlement and want to keep your right to sue about the claims in the Lawsuit, you must exclude yourself, or “opt out,” by mailing a written request for exclusion to the Settlement Administrator postmarked no later than October 17, 2025. Please refer to the opt-out requirements, available at www.TelecomDataSettlement.com. If you exclude yourself, you will not get any Settlement Class Member Benefits because the Settlement no longer affects you.
- Object: You can remain a Settlement Class Member but submit an objection and explain why you do not like the Settlement. Written objections must be filed with the Court no later than October 17, 2025.
When is the Final Approval Hearing?
The Court will hold a Final Approval Hearing on December 3, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. CT to consider approval of the settlement, payment to Class Counsel for attorneys’ fees of up to one-third of their respective action’s Settlement Funds (AT&T 1 Class Counsel, $49,666,666.67, and AT&T 2 Class Counsel, $9,333,333.33, respectively), plus expenses, and an award of up to $1,500 for each Class Representative. You may appear at the hearing yourself or through an attorney hired by you, at your own expense, but you don’t have to.
This is only a summary.
For more information, visit www.TelecomDataSettlement.com or call (833) 890-4930.
SOURCE Kroll Settlement Administration
