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AT&T Allegedly Pays $370,000 Ransom to Hacker in Massive Data Breach
AT&T Allegedly Pays $370,000 Ransom to Hacker in Massive Data Breach
Reports from Bloomberg and Wired reveal that AT&T paid a hacker approximately $370,000 to delete data from a significant breach affecting nearly all of its cell phone customers. The hacker provided both publications with a video allegedly showing the data deletion. AT&T has not yet commented on these reports. The breach, disclosed on Friday, compromised phone numbers of tens of millions of customers from May 1, 2022, to October 31, 2022.
By: NBC Palm Springs
July 15, 2024

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