Eiii, AT&T customers! You dey eligible to claim up to $7,500 for di data breach wey happen some time ago. E be like say millions of una personal information expose, and now dem dey pay out $177 million as settlement.
Wetin Happen?
Two big data breaches happen, one for 2019 and anoda one for 2024. Di one for 2019, dem no even tell us about am until March 2024! E involve Social Security numbers, birth dates, and names of plenty customers – about 7.6 million current customers and 65.4 million former customers.
Di second breach happen for April 2024, and dem announce am for July 2024. Hackers manage to enter phone records from 2022 for almost all 109 million AT&T customers wey dey United States. E be serious matter!
How to Claim Your Money
If your information expose for any of di breaches, you fit claim your share of di money. You go need your “Class Member ID” wey dem suppose send to you by email. If you no receive any email, no worry, you fit still check di Kroll Settlement Administration website to see if you dey eligible.
Steps to Claim:
- Visit di official settlement website.
- Enter your Class Member ID (if you get am).
- Follow di instructions to file your claim.
Good news be say, dem don extend di deadline to submit your claim until December 18, 2025. So, no dey delay, go and claim your money!
Why This Matter?
Data privacy be important thing, and companies like AT&T suppose protect our information well. Dis settlement be reminder say dem go face consequences if dem no do di right thing. Make sure you protect your data and claim wetin dey yours!