In July, T-Mobile agreed to pay $350 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by some of the company’s customers over a 2021 data breach. For now, it’s still possible to claim a portion of the payout, but time is running out. Here’s what you need to know.
T-Mobile Pays $350 Million to Settle Data Breach Lawsuits | How Much Will You Get Back?
In an August 2021 statement, T-Mobile confirmed that there had been a “highly sophisticated cyberattack” on the company’s systems, compromising databases containing personal information on approximately 7.8 million current customers, as well as 40 million former or potential customers. This information included first and last names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and driver’s license/ID data.
In May 2022, a group of T-Mobile customers affected by the data breach filed a class action lawsuit against the company. The plaintiffs allege that the number of current, former and potential customers affected was actually approximately 76 million.
Two months later, T-Mobile filed a settlement offer in a federal court in Kansas City, Missouri, agreeing to pay $350 million to settle the customer claims, plus another $150 million to improve data protections. The wireless carrier said this was not an admission of wrongdoing.
