There is no confirmed Kroll AT&T settlement payout date. As of the settlement administrator’s most recent update on April 23, 2026, the federal judge overseeing the $177 million deal has not granted final approval, and no money can be distributed until she does, any appeals are resolved, and Kroll finishes reviewing the roughly 4.38 million claims already on file.1telecomdatasettlement.com
Why No Payment Date Has Been Set
Three things have to happen before Kroll Settlement Administration can cut checks, and none of them is finished.
First, Judge Ada Brown of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas has to issue a written order granting final approval to the settlement, the plan of distribution, and the plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fee requests. The final approval hearing took place on January 15, 2026. Months later, the court still has not ruled. The settlement website states plainly: “We do not know how long it will take for the Court to make its decision.”
Second, once that order is entered, an appeal window opens. The settlement defines its “Effective Date” as 10 days after the appeal window closes if no one appeals, or 30 days after the final resolution of any appeal that is filed. A single appeal can add months or longer.
Third, Kroll is still processing claims. Richard J. Arsenault was appointed Special Claims Administration Master in September 2025 to oversee that review, and the court approved his fees for October through December 2025 work in January 2026. Roughly 4.38 million claims had been submitted as of December 30, 2025, and each has to be validated before payments calculate.
Only after all three conditions are met will distribution begin.
What Has Already Happened
The case, In re: AT&T Inc. Customer Data Security Breach Litigation (MDL No. 3:24-md-03114-E), consolidates lawsuits over two 2024 data breaches: the March 2024 dark-web exposure affecting about 7.6 million current and 65.4 million former AT&T customers, and the July 2024 disclosure of call and text metadata stolen from AT&T’s Snowflake-hosted workspace.
The timeline so far:
- June 20, 2025: Judge Brown granted preliminary approval.
- August 2025: Kroll began mailing and emailing notices; the campaign reached more than 99 million people.
- December 18, 2025: Claim filing deadline (extended from November 18, 2025).
- January 15, 2026: Final approval hearing held.
- April 23, 2026: Settlement website’s most recent update; still no final ruling.
If you missed the December 18 deadline, you cannot file a new claim through this settlement.
How Much Claimants Could Receive
AT&T agreed to fund two non-reversionary pools, meaning the company cannot recover any leftover money regardless of claim volume:
- The AT&T 1 Fund holds $149 million for people whose personal information was exposed in the March 2024 breach.
- The AT&T 2 Fund holds $28 million for people whose call and text metadata was stolen in the Snowflake-related breach.
Before any distribution, both funds pay Kroll’s administration costs, court-approved attorneys’ fees (plaintiffs’ counsel requested roughly $59 million combined, about one-third of the total), litigation costs, taxes, and $1,500 service awards proposed for each named plaintiff. What remains is the Net Settlement Fund in each pool.
Individual maximums:
- AT&T 1 class members can receive up to $5,000 for documented out-of-pocket losses incurred in 2019 or later. Without documented losses, they get a pro rata tier payment: Tier 1 (Social Security number compromised) pays five times the Tier 2 rate (other data compromised, but not SSN).
- AT&T 2 class members can receive up to $2,500 for documented losses incurred on or after April 14, 2024, or a pro rata tier payment.
- People affected by both breaches can claim from both funds, for a theoretical maximum of $7,500.
Actual per-person payments will almost certainly be far lower. Tier payments are calculated by dividing what remains in each Net Settlement Fund by the number of valid claims, and 4.38 million claims is a lot of division.
How To Check Your Claim Status
If you already filed, monitor the case through the court-authorized site at telecomdatasettlement.com. Kroll has said it will update the site as the case progresses.
You can also reach Kroll Settlement Administration directly:
- Phone: (833) 890-4930
- Mail: AT&T Data Incident Settlement, c/o Kroll Settlement Administration LLC, P.O. Box 5324, New York, NY 10150-5324
Watch for any court order titled a final approval order or judgment on the docket. That order is the trigger. Once it lands and the appeal period runs, the Effective Date sets the clock for Kroll to begin distributing the Net Settlement Funds to approved claimants.