AT&T says hacker stole some data from 'nearly all' wireless customers

AT&T has announced that the company believes a hacker stole records of calls and texts from nearly all of AT&T’s wireless customers, according to a financial filing from the company.

“The data does not contain the content of calls or texts, personal information such as Social Security numbers, dates of birth, or other personally identifiable information,” AT&T said in their statement released early Friday morning. “These records identify the telephone numbers with which an AT&T or MVNO wireless number interacted during these periods, including telephone numbers of AT&T wireline customers and customers of other carriers, counts of those interactions, and aggregate call duration for a day or month.”

AT&T says it has taken “additional cybersecurity measures” in response to this incident including closing off the point of unlawful access.

AT&T confirmed that it will provide notice to its current and former impacted customers.

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AT&T says hacker stole some data from 'nearly all' wireless customers

AT&T has announced that a hacker stole records of calls and texts of nearly all of AT&T’s wireless customers, according to a statement from the company.

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[1LoverofGod]

This is the second time this year this has happened.
Makes me wonder who the "Hackers" are.
Everyone knows Big Brother is always monitoring everything we do, and our cell phones are not secure with our data with them having access to our data. We already know our cell phones have tracking systems in the technology, and nobody got our consent to track us.
I'm taking a Big shot at this here but in my opinion, I think the public reporting of this Hack isn't so much out of concern for our data protection, but could very well be this is their way to cause the public concern and motivate cell phone users to voluntarily agree with what is coming, digital ID and Verify to "protect" our data.
I don't trust motives from corporations that are in sync with Big Brother and those moving their way to take control of everything we do.
Just my analysis.

 

[Tall Timbers]

Our private info is stolen so often I've just gone ahead and locked all of my credit rating accounts for protection.

 

[LightOfMyLife]

This is what happened to 2 of Jeff's cards. On Jeff's food card someone managed to get his numbers and somehow charged $57 and some cents at a Walmart in California. So he had to get a new card and now that money was put back on. Also, on his Social Security debit card someone charged $4.99 9 times for a game called Call To Duty which we found out is a violent game. So now he has a new Social Security Debit card. This is the terrible stuff that is going on. We don't seem to have privacy in this world any more. He will be getitng $44.91 back on that card.

 

[1LoverofGod]

Our private info is stolen so often I've just gone ahead and locked all of my credit rating accounts for protection.

My grandson banks with Chase Bank. He lost his debit card and went to the Bank to report it.
The Bank told him rather than replace his debit card they would be giving him a Digital Wallet because he would have better protection for his Bank account.
A digital wallet is needed for digital currency. The Banks are getting ready for it.

 

[Cheeky200386]

Our private info is stolen so often I've just gone ahead and locked all of my credit rating accounts for protection.

How do you do that? I only have one credit card with my main bank.

 

[Andiamo]

Our private info is stolen so often I've just gone ahead and locked all of my credit rating accounts for protection.

We did that over a decade ago. Much better than paying for a monitoring service.

 

[Tall Timbers]

How do you do that? I only have one credit card with my main bank.

I logged in at each of the big three and followed instructions to freeze my accounts. There's no charge for that.

If someone tried to impersonate me to get a credit card or loan the banks wouldn't do it until the freeze is lifted.

At one of the three I had to call for some reason and the rep aggressively tried to sign me up for some service I didn't want. I couldn't get a word in edgewise until he asked for my credit card info In order to start billing me monthly. That was the only bump in the road I had during the process.

 

[Hol]

I froze my accounts and a few years later wanted to buy a car. Unfreezing it was no fun because I'd lost my pin number.

Now I use the lock feature, it seems to accomplish the same thing but all I need to do is log in to Experian (an inexpensive credit monitoring company) and click unlock.

 

[Tall Timbers]

I froze my accounts and a few years later wanted to buy a car. Unfreezing it was no fun because I'd lost my pin number.

Now I use the lock feature, it seems to accomplish the same thing but all I need to do is log in to Experian (an inexpensive credit monitoring company) and click unlock.

I forget if the proper word for what I did is lock or freeze. One costs and the other is free. Both protect you.

 

[Baby Yoda]

Our private info is stolen so often I've just gone ahead and locked all of my credit rating accounts for protection.

We keep ours permanently frozen.

 

[Andiamo]

I forget if the proper word for what I did is lock or freeze. One costs and the other is free. Both protect you.

Yeah freeze is what we did too. It was so long ago I wonder if my PIN numbers to unlock them would still even work. Haven’t checked in quite a while. But don’t plan on getting another loan or credit card for anything.

 

[Baby Yoda]

I forget if the proper word for what I did is lock or freeze. One costs and the other is free. Both protect you.

Placing an initial 90 day credit alert and a permanent freeze are both free from the 3 major bureaus. If you pay a service, like "Life Lock" I think that's where the lock phrase comes in.

 

[Armor of Light]

DW and I both have accounts at LifeLock and we have the freeze option selected on our credit card and our bank card, if we ever have to apply for a loan the freeze needs to be lifted.

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

My identity and personal information have been stolen over 50 times (and exposed more than that in data breaches). LifeLock has been an absolute life saver. Once one's identity has been stolen, personal information compromised and sold, etc., it'll happen over and over because the information keeps on getting resold. It isn't just credit cards. It's also driver's licenses, professional licenses, academic credentials and records, medical and long-term care insurance, Medicare/Medicaid, Social Security, medical and dental records, prescriptions, church records, dog registrations, vehicle and boat registrations, deeds, club memberships, etc., etc., etc.

 

[1LoverofGod]

My identity and personal information have been stolen over 50 times (and exposed more than that in data breaches). LifeLock has been an absolute life saver. Once one's identity has been stolen, personal information compromised and sold, etc., it'll happen over and over because the information keeps on getting resold. It isn't just credit cards. It's also driver's licenses, professional licenses, academic credentials and records, medical and long-term care insurance, Medicare/Medicaid, Social Security, medical and dental records, prescriptions, church records, dog registrations, vehicle and boat registrations, deeds, club memberships, etc., etc., etc.

I've received numerous notifications that my medical records have been "breeched".
Not just my health history but my SS number, my home address and phone number and health insurance information.
How much of our information is stolen and then sold to other entities who will use our information for personal gain or use it to get our financial information?
Those hackers know what they're doing.

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

I got an email from AT&T today. This is the last part:

"We apologize for any inconvenience and remain committed to protecting the information in our care.

AT&T"


What concerns me is that the information stolen was from May 1 to October 31, 2022. What about the information from the rest of 2022, 2023, 2024, etc. What's so special or different about this timeframe that only data from then was stolen? Or was other data stolen that AT&T isn't admitting to, or needs to scrub first?

 

[Tall Timbers]

I got an email from AT&T today. This is the last part:

I got an email from att telling me some of my stuff was stolen. My thought on the whole thing is: yawn.