AT&T agreed to pay $177 million to settle two class-action lawsuits related to data breaches that targeted AT&T customers in recent years, meaning that impacted parties will soon be eligible to collect part of that settlement.
Two lawsuits were filed against AT&T regarding two data breaches that the Dallas-based telecommunications company had confirmed last year, impacting tens of millions of current and former customers who used the company’s cellphone service.
In statements to the media, AT&T has denied the allegations in the lawsuits and agreed to the settlement to avoid engaging in protracted litigation….