AT&T Data Breach Payouts May Be Coming Soon, With Some Claimants Eligible for as Much as $5,000

The agreement resolves two breaches from 2024, and if no appeals are filed, payouts are expected by the end of 2026.

About 3 million approved claimants could receive money from AT&T’s $177 million data breach settlement, with some individuals eligible for as much as $5,000, according to the New York Post. Payments are expected before 2027.

The deal comes from two separate hacks in 2024. Court records say some customers were affected by drained bank accounts and fraudulent loans opened in their names.

The breach in March makes up the larger portion of the settlement at $149 million. It exposed passcodes, addresses and Social Security numbers tied to 65.4 million former and 7.6 million current account holders.

Those harmed by that breach may request up to $5,000 for documented losses. Others may qualify for a tiered cash award, with the top level reserved for customers whose Social Security numbers or other highly sensitive data were exposed. They do not need to show financial loss as long as records confirm their information was compromised.

AT&T has said it could not determine whether the information came from its own systems or from a vendor.

A separate $28 million fund covers the second breach in July, when thieves obtained call and text logs affecting nearly all customers. Claimants from that incident can recover up to $2,500 in verified losses.

The logs were taken from AT&T’s account with an outside cloud provider. Congressional letters and news reports identified that provider as Snowflake, although AT&T itself did not name it.

A federal court approved the settlement on Oct. 2. Unless an appeal is filed, it will become final on Nov. 12, starting a 60-day deadline for AT&T to make payment.

Not all claims were accepted. Of more than 4.9 million submissions, 1.1 million were denied for reasons such as late filing, duplication and fraud, The Sun reports.

Anyone who missed the Dec. 18, 2025 deadline can no longer submit a claim. Existing claimants can check their status on the settlement website or by calling 833-890-4930.

AT&T agreed to the settlement without admitting wrongdoing, ending lawsuits that said the company failed to adequately protect customer data.