AT&T has acknowledged {that a} information leak making the rounds on-line comprises data from greater than 7.6 million present clients and 65 million former clients. The corporate has reset the safety passcodes of energetic clients affected, and says that leaked data “could have included full identify, e-mail handle, mailing handle, telephone quantity, social safety quantity, date of beginning, AT&T account quantity and passcode.”
AT&T is reaching out to affected clients by way of “e-mail or letter” to allow them to know what information was included and what it’s doing for purchasers in response.
The corporate’s acknowledgment that the leaked information is actual — the primary stories of the leak emerged in 2021 — solely got here after TechCrunch notified AT&T of the vulnerability…
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