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AT&T Customers’ Data Breach Overview:
- Who: AT&T issued a statement denying it’s data had been breached by a well-known hacker.
- Why: Hacker, ShinyHunters, reportedly claimed to have gained access to the private information of 70 million AT&T customers and is selling their data online.
- Where: The reported data breach, if accurate, affects AT&T customers nationwide.
Rumors claim AT&T is the victim of a data breach, with 70 million of its customers’ private information exposed and for sale online. The company is denying the claims.
“Based on our investigation yesterday, the information that appeared in an internet chat room does not appear to have come from our systems,” AT&T said in a statement sent to RestorePrivacy.
AT&T acknowledged the leaked data but claimed it did not come from them and that it “can’t speculate,” from where it did.
70 Million AT&T Customers May Face Identity Theft, Fraud
The stolen data reportedly includes personally identifiable information such as names, social security numbers, birthdates, phone numbers, home addresses, and email addresses.
The unconfirmed data breach comes on the heels of rival T-Mobile’ acknowledgment last week that a data breach occurred on its systems. The T-Mobile data breach may have affected more than 100 million of its users. A class action lawsuit has been lodged against the company in response to the incident.
The threat actor in the AT&T customers’ data breach is reportedly a well-known cyber criminal who goes by the name ShinyHunters. The hacker is said to be selling the private data and is asking for $1 million for the entire database in a direct sale, according to RestorePrivacy.
Based on a small sample of the data provided to it by the hacker, it appears to be authentic, concludes RestorePrivacy.
ShinyHunters is reportedly now working on gaining access to customers’ PIN numbers. He is willing to “reach an agreement,” with the company to remove the data, according to the website.
“By the way, if AT&T is afraid and want their database taken off the market, they can contact me for an agreement, it has been done recently and both sides were satisfied,” ShinyHunters reportedly said.
AT&T could potentially face a class action lawsuit if the data breach is confirmed to be affecting it.
The company was served with a class action lawsuit earlier this year that alleged it subjected its customers with unlimited data plans to data throttling. A $12 million settlement was eventually reached.
Are you one of the 70 million AT&T customers whose personal information may have been exposed? Let us know in the comments!
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104 thoughts on70M AT&T Customers’ Data for Sale Online, Co Denies Breach
Please add me I get all types of correspondence from all types of places & I’m sick of it
McAfee just notified me that my info, including social security number, was found and that it is, connected to 2021 AT&T breach. Please add me ASAP. They didn’t even bother to notify me.
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Add Me I was informed that my information has been compromised several times.
I’ve had scanning calls out this wolrd
I’ve had over 10 claim # when bought my iPhone 11 and have had no one help me and hang up numerous times. My identity (my life) was stolen since. Everything hacked and stolen and still don’t receive calls or locked sim? Someone is using my number iCloud and can’t access anything anymore. It’s been so suicidal not having anyone believe, help, be cruel, all my bank accounts empty, now and the worse type of fraud! Then to have the agents before life destroyed, ignore, laugh, redirect 3 x then hang up, never got a response from all the claims and so exhausting repeating everything 3 x for hours to be hung up on, for months almost a year of trying everything, I had to give up and have people think I’m lying or crazy so stopped talking about it. I pray I am able to hear back but every time I change # email they hack it. Please try apple to make sure my phone is able to receive a call and is me or my sim isn’t locked like it is again today (reason I found this site) like years ago with the iPhone 11. Made another email and a Apple ID and worked for a few weeks but now sim locked but my new email (if I can assess it will be down below I’ll try giving a number of someone that should get the message or get her email also. But all contacts stollen again, live In Portland, OR and there is no help sadly at this time, even I don’t get mail. I will save this info and send again when can no for sure this is legit. I pray it’s not more phishing or waste of time or worse. So much more has happened and have all proof and claim # with dates and times. Please help me! Thank you.