September 18, 2024 at 03:31PM The Federal Communications Commission fined AT&T $13 million and ordered it to tighten privacy and security practices following a third-party compromise. The commission extended consumer protections to the cloud and found AT&T responsible for failing to oversee third-party provider Snowflake, which was compromised, exposing sensitive data. AT&T must improve security … Read more
September 18, 2024 at 08:24AM AT&T has agreed to pay $13 million in a settlement with the FCC over a 2023 data breach compromising customer information. The FCC’s consent decree addresses AT&T’s failure to protect customer data and mandates investments in data protection measures. AT&T is required to limit vendor access to customer information and … Read more
July 15, 2024 at 10:06AM AT&T suffered a data breach resulting in the theft of customer call and text records. The company paid a $370,000 ransom to a hacker, later identified as John Binns, living in Turkey, for deleting the data. While the breach did not expose personal information, it potentially put customers at risk. … Read more
May 9, 2024 at 02:01PM AT&T’s email servers are blocking connections from Microsoft 365 due to a “high volume” spam wave. Customers are unable to receive emails from Microsoft 365 addresses, leading to multiple complaints on AT&T forums. AT&T attributes the issue to spam originating from Microsoft’s servers and is collaborating with Microsoft to address … Read more
April 10, 2024 at 12:12PM AT&T has informed the Maine attorney general that a data breach has impacted over 51 million individuals, less than the initial 73 million reported. The leaked data includes personal information such as names, addresses, social security numbers, and more, with affected customers offered one year of free credit monitoring and … Read more
April 10, 2024 at 10:44AM AT&T notifies 51 million current and former customers of a data breach, exposing personal information in a hacking forum. Despite delay, AT&T confirmed the data’s origin and issued identity theft protection. Customers urged to monitor accounts. AT&T faces lawsuits for delay and risks of cyber attacks. The breach raises concerns … Read more
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 … Read more
April 1, 2024 at 04:09PM AT&T denies unauthorized access but admits data set on Dark Web including sensitive customer information is genuine. Based on the meeting notes, the key takeaway is that AT&T denies unauthorized access but acknowledges that a data set containing sensitive customer information has been released on the Dark Web, affirming its … Read more
April 1, 2024 at 08:43AM AT&T confirmed a data dump of 73 million customer records from 2019 or earlier, impacting both current and former customers. The information includes personal details such as names, contact information, Social Security numbers, and account credentials. While AT&T denies unauthorized system access, the source of the data remains uncertain, potentially … Read more
March 30, 2024 at 12:58PM AT&T confirmed being affected by a data breach involving 73 million customers, after initially denying the leaked data originated from them. The data includes sensitive information such as names, addresses, phone numbers, and in some cases, social security numbers and birth dates. AT&T has reset passcodes for 7.6 million impacted … Read more