T-Mobile customers might have forgotten they ever filed for a part of the wireless carrier's 2022 class-action settlement. Years have passed since then. But beginning next month, those who qualify should begin to see payments arrive.
The payments are a result of a class-action lawsuit filed against T-Mobile after a 2021 cyberattack exposed the personal data (names, addresses and social security numbers) of 76 million US customers. T-Mobile agreed to a $350 million settlement to resolve claims that its negligence led to the breach. It remains the second-largest data breach settlement in US history, following Equifax's $700 million settlement in 2019.
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Too late to file
If your data was exposed but you haven't already filed, it's too late to get in on the settlement. It's all over except for the distribution.
T-Mobile agreed to pay $350 million into a settlement fund that will be used to make cash payments for out-of-pocket losses and lost time, make cash payments, provide identity-defense services, provide restoration services, pay to notify class members and to administer the settlement, pay the class representatives who brought the suit, and to pay attorney fees and expenses.
Those who made a valid claim for identity-defense services will be sent information on how to activate those services. Monetary payments will be made in the manner each customer selected at the time they filed, which could mean a paper check will be mailed, or a digital deposit will be made. According to The Hill, payments might be smaller than $25 for some, as priority will go to those who can prove they suffered out-of-pocket losses.
Full documents for the suit can be read online.
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