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AT&T Says 'Nearly All' Cellular Customers Were Affected by April Data Breach

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Key Takeaways

  • AT&T said nearly all its cellular customers had call and text records compromised in an April data breach.
  • The breach does not include users' names, but that information could be determined by publicly available tools linking names to phone numbers.
  • AT&T believes the leaked data is not currently publicly available.

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AT&T (T) said Friday that call and text records from “nearly all” its cellular customers were compromised in a massive 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:data breach in April, sending shares lower.

The breach includes data from M❀ay 1, 2022, to Oct. 31, 2022, plus a small amount from Jan. 2, 2023, AT&T said. It does not include customer names or the content of calls or texts, according to the company, which said names could be identified using publicly available♚ tools. AT&T said it believes the data is not currently publicly available.

“In April, AT&T learned that customer data was illegally downloaded from our workspace on a third-party cloud platform,” the company said in a statement. “We launched an investigation and engaged leading cybersecurity experts to understand the nature and scope of the criminal activity. We have taken steps to close off the illegal access ൲point.”

The companyඣ said that in addition to its cellular customers, the breach ⛄involved other companies with access to its cellular network and some landline customers.

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In February, a 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:widespread AT&T outage affected thousands of cell phone customers. The company said the outage was likely caused by the "the application and execution of an incorrect process use💦d as we were expanding our network, not a cyber at🦄tack."

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