Reuters reports:
A U.S. judge granted preliminary approval on Friday to a $177-million settlement that resolves lawsuits against AT&T T.N over breaches in 2024 that exposed personal information belonging to tens of millions of the telecom company’s customers.
U.S. District Judge Ada Brown in Dallas said in a ruling that the class-action settlement was fair and reasonable.
The deal resolves claims over data breaches that AT&T announced in May and July last year.
Read more at USA Today.
There are two settlement classes, with $149 allocated to individuals impacted by the 2024 breach of AT&T’s internal systems, and $28 million allocated for those affected by the second, Snowflake, platform breach.
The official settlement website has not been announced yet, but will contain information and instructions about how to file a claim and who is eligible to file a claim.
Related: Settlement agreement (pdf)
