AT&T $177M data breach settlement: what the checks really say

What BBN said about it

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA federal court in Dallas approved a one hundred seventy-seven million dollar AT&T settlement on October second. It covers two separate data breaches.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFive thousand dollars, Dale. I assume the letter says, we value your Social Security number, and so, apparently, did everyone.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorUp to five thousand, and only for the March two thousand twenty-four incident. The other breach pays up to twenty-five hundred.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorUp to.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd Kroll, the administrator, has sixty days to pay, but nothing can be scheduled until the appeal window closes November second.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOne estimate says January.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAT&T says it settled to avoid expense and uncertainty. A customer-first decision. Put the customers' uncertainty down as a separate item.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorVerdict: mildly worried. File your claim, and I bet the check comes in less than the headline.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWell, I'm thrilled the sky's the limit.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorIt's the ceiling, Vera. Of a very low room. Back tomorrow, same time, for another Should You Be Worried?