AT&T Receives Preliminary Approval for $177 Million Data Breach Settlement

A U.S. judge has granted preliminary approval for a $177 million settlement to resolve data security lawsuits against AT&T. The breaches exposed personal information belonging to tens of millions of customers of the telecommunications company. The decision was made by federal judge Ada Brown in Dallas, Texas, on Friday. The technical details and the exact impact of the breaches are not specified in the article.