Deadline extended to file a claim in AT&T data breach settlement. Are you eligible?

The deadline to file a claim for money from the $177 million AT&T class action settlement is coming up.

AT&T agreed to the settlement to resolve a lawsuit that alleged it failed to protect customer information, leading to two separate data breach incidents last year.

According to the settlement website, in the first incident on March 30, 2024, AT&T announced that customer information including addresses, social security numbers and passcodes, was released on the dark web.

In a second incident on July 12, 2024, AT&T announced customers' call and text records had been illegally downloaded.

In a previous statement to USA TODAY, AT&T said it is "committed to protecting our customers' data and ensuring their continued trust in us.”