April 10, 2024 at 10:21AM
AT&T notified 51 million former and current customers of a data breach, exposing their personal data. Initially denying the breach, AT&T confirmed the leak’s origins after a significant delay. The exposed data, including sensitive information, may have been obtained as early as June 2019. AT&T offers identity theft protection, faces class-action lawsuits, and acknowledges heightened risk for affected customers.
Based on the meeting notes, here are the key takeaways:
1. AT&T has sent data breach notifications to 51 million former and current customers after their personal data was exposed in a hacking forum. The company confirmed that the data belonged to them and that 51,226,382 customers were impacted.
2. The exposed information included personal details such as full name, email address, mailing address, phone number, social security number, date of birth, AT&T account number, and AT&T passcode. AT&T stated that personal financial information and call history were not included in the breach. The data appears to be from June 2019 or earlier.
3. AT&T has offered one year of identity theft protection and credit monitoring services through Experian to affected customers, with an enrollment deadline of August 30, 2024.
4. The company faced multiple class-action lawsuits in the U.S. due to the security lapse and delay in verifying the data breach claims and informing affected customers.
5. There is a heightened risk for former and current AT&T customers as cybercriminals have had ample opportunity to exploit the dataset and launch targeted attacks.
These are the key points based on the meeting notes. Let me know if you need any further details.