AT&T Cybersecurity Snafu Exposes Call Records and Texts: What You Need to Know
AT&T revealed a cybersecurity attack exposed call records and texts for nearly all cellular customers, including MVNOs like Cricket, Boost Mobile, and Consumer Cellular. The breach, affecting data but not call/text content, occurred between May 2022 and January 2023. AT&T is working with law enforcement to address the issue.
Hot Take:
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Key Points:
- AT&T’s data breach exposed call records and texts from nearly all cellular customers.
- The information was accessed via AT&T’s account on a third-party cloud platform, Snowflake.
- The breach occurred between May 2022 and October 2022, with a smaller incident in January 2023.
- The stolen data includes phone numbers, call/text counts, and call durations but not the actual content.
- AT&T is working with law enforcement and has already apprehended one suspect.
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