AT&T said the recent sensitive data breach affected 7.6 million current customers and 65.4 million former account holders. TechCrunch It was first reported on Saturday morning that the company had reset passwords for all affected active accounts, a move AT&T confirmed in an update posted on its support page. According to AT&T, the data set “appears to be from 2019 or earlier” and includes names, home addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth and Social Security numbers. TechCrunch . TechCrunch AT&T reportedly warned AT&T on Monday that the leaked data could be used to access customer accounts after a security researcher discovered that the records contained easily cracked encrypted passwords. AT&T said today that it “launched a robust investigation with support from internal and external cybersecurity experts.” According to AT&T, the data appeared on the dark web about two weeks ago. Three years ago, a hacker named ShinyHunters claimed in 2021 that they ...
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