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AT&T data breach exposes 73 million current, former accounts on dark web

AT&T confirmed on Saturday that a total of 73 million current and former customer accounts were compromised. dark web About 2 weeks ago.

The company said it is assessing the nature of the breach and whether data was compromised, including: social security numbereither from AT&T itself or one of its vendors.

The data appears to date from before 2019, and cybersecurity experts hired by AT&T to conduct a “thorough investigation” identified 7.6 million checking account holders and approximately 65.4 million former account holders. discovered that it has an impact on people.

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“At this time, AT&T has no evidence of unauthorized access to its systems,” the company said in a release. “We are actively communicating with those affected and will provide credit monitoring at our expense where applicable.”

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AT&T confirmed Saturday that a total of 73 million current and former customer accounts were leaked to the dark web about two weeks ago. (Robert Alexander/Getty Images/Getty Images)

AT&T said it is encouraging current and former customers to visit the company. Account safety page For more information.

The company said it has already contacted 7.6 million current customers to reset their passcodes and is in the process of contacting former customers.

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“We encourage our customers to remain vigilant by monitoring their account activity and credit reports,” AT&T said. “You can set up free fraud alerts from credit bureaus nationwide: Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion.”

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The company said it was conducting a “thorough investigation” to determine the cause of the breach. (Jeremy Moeller/Getty Images/Getty Images)

A year ago, the company revealed that: 9 million customers were hacked One of our vendors has released customer-specific network information (CPNI) that includes information such as first name, wireless account number, wireless phone number, and email address.

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According to the company, the information leaked in this breach was from before 2019. (Jaap Arrians/NurPhoto via Getty Images / Getty Images)

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At the time, an AT&T spokesperson said, “Even a small percentage of affected customers had their rate plans, past due amounts, monthly payments, and various monthly charges and usage hours exposed. “The information was several years old.”

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