New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- The US-based telecommunication company AT&T has agreed to a $177 million class action settlement to compensate customers whose 'vulnerable data' was compromised during two separate data breach incidents last year.

Eligible customers can receive thousands of dollars if they apply by the due date to claim their share of the settlement.

The lawsuit alleges AT&T failed to protect customers' sensitive data, leading to the data breach incidents. While the company does not dispute that the breaches happened, it has denied any mishandling of data or wrongdoing, USA Daily reported.

There are two settlement classes or groups of eligible customers who can file for a claim, based on different cases.

The first class includes...