AT&T Leak of Data on About 73 Million Current and Former Customers
Data on about 73 million current and former AT&T customers was leaked on the dark web. AT&T denied in March 2024 that the leaked data came from its own systems, but acknowledged customer harm later that month and reset millions of passcodes. A $177 million settlement covering two data breach cases was later reached, and a court approved it in October 2026.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- AT&T
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Information on about 73 million current and former customers
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- United States
If your data was exposed
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organization’s official website or app.
Timeline
- AT&T said the data of about 70 million people that had leaked did not come from its systems.
- AT&T said data on about 73 million accounts had leaked on the dark web.
- AT&T reset millions of passcodes after the data leak.
- AT&T agreed to a $177 million settlement over the data leaks.
- A court approved the $177 million settlement in the AT&T data leak cases.
- AT&T customers began receiving settlement payments.
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