AT&T Data Déjà Vu: Old Breach, New Packaging, Same Headache!
A threat actor has re-released data from a 2021 AT&T breach, now conveniently bundled with Social Security numbers and birth dates for easy identity theft. AT&T says it’s investigating this 2024 remix of their “greatest hits,” which seems to be a rerun of the ShinyHunters’ original breach, now with extra encryption-free goodness.
Hot Take:
AT&T’s data breach saga is like a bad sequel that just won’t end. Imagine if “The Fast and the Furious” franchise was about leaking sensitive data instead of fast cars. They’re fast, they’re furious, and they’re leaking Social Security numbers. It’s the cybercriminals’ equivalent of a ‘greatest hits’ album, only this time, the hits are on your personal information.
Key Points:
- A threat actor has linked Social Security numbers and birth dates to individual users from AT&T’s 2021 breach.
- AT&T is investigating the re-released data, suggesting it stems from the known 2021 breach.
- The data was repackaged and released on a Russian-speaking hacking forum.
- The current leak is a cleaned-up version of the 2024 re-leak, with decrypted SSNs and DOBs mapped to user records.
- 86,017,088 unique records remain after removing duplicates from the leaked data.
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