Two data breaches that resulted in a class action lawsuit against AT&T are coming to a resolution, with the phone carrier agreeing to pay $177 million. AT&T agreed to pay the sum to avoid a trial.
The settlement was data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/online-security/at-and-t-users-may-be-eligible-for-usd177-million-data-breach-payments-what-you-need-to-know” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/online-security/at-and-t-users-may-be-eligible-for-usd177-million-data-breach-payments-what-you-need-to-know”>preliminarily approved by a Texas judge in August. Under the terms of the deal, affected customers may be able to claim up to $7,500. A settlement data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.telecomdatasettlement.com/faq” target=”_blank” data-url=”https://www.telecomdatasettlement.com/faq” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none”>website from Kroll, the risk and financial advisory firm acting as the settlement administrator, is now available.
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