- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By 
Aaron Nicodemus2024-04-01T14:00:00
AT&T said personal account data on approximately 73 million current and former customers was released on the dark web two weeks ago but has not yet identified when and where the breach occurred.
In a statement released Saturday, AT&T said, “[I]t is not yet known whether the data in those fields originated from AT&T or one of its vendors,” and that the source of the data was “still being assessed.” The company said it does not have evidence of unauthorized access to its systems.
The data set potentially included full names, email addresses, mailing addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, account numbers, and passcodes, according to an FAQ the company published on its website.
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