AT&T Confirms Data Breach , Affected 73 Million Customers.
73 million current and former
AT&T customers have had their sensitive
data compromised in a hack that some outlets
say dates back to 2021, Gizmodo reports.
The data, which includes social security numbers, email addresses, birthdates, phone numbers and AT&T account information, .
was located two weeks ago in a data
set released on the dark web.
It's not clear if it was AT&T's systems that were breached or if the information was stolen from one of the company's vendors.
Currently, AT&T does not have evidence
of unauthorized access to its systems
resulting in exfiltration of the data set, AT&T, via statement.
The company is communicating
proactively with those impacted and
will be offering credit monitoring at
our expense where applicable, AT&T, via statement.
As a precaution, AT&T has reset the
passcodes of its current customers. .
The company will be reaching out to customers whose information has been compromised. .
AT&T advises those who are worried about their accounts to monitor activity and credit reports.
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Cell service outages grip the US, affecting major carriers like AT&T, Cricket Wireless, Verizon, and T-Mobile. AT&T, hit hardest, reports over 58,000 incidents, primarily in cities like Houston and Atlanta. Other carriers, like Cricket, Verizon, and T-Mobile, also experience significant disruptions. The cause remains unknown, with speculation ranging from cloud misconfiguration to deliberate attacks. Users advised to utilize Wi-Fi calling as a workaround.
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Get to your bunkers and stay away from those Teslas, because we may be living in the opening act of Netflix's 'Leave the World Behind.' The Netflix apocalyptic thriller began trending on Thursday after a nationwide power outage felt eerily similar to the film. The outage struck the United States on Thursday morning and impacted more than 70,000 customers. The issue apparently started with AT&T's network but began affecting customers who use Verizon and T-Mobile as well and has also impacted emergency services such as 911. The reason for the outage has not yet been revealed.
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AT&T and Other Providers , Hit by Widespread Cellular Outages.
The outages were reported on the morning
of Feb. 22, according to Downdetector.com.
T-Mobile, Verizon, UScellular and Consumer Cellular customers reported service issues.
T-Mobile, Verizon, UScellular and Consumer Cellular customers reported service issues.
but AT&T had the most, with tens of thousands of complaints, CBS News reports. .
By 7:30 a.m. EST, 60,000
AT&T customers had no service.
Some areas were even having trouble connecting with 911 emergency services. .
If you are an AT&T customer and
cannot get through to 911, then
please try calling from a landline. , San Francisco Fire Department, via X.
If that is not an option then please try to
get ahold of a friend or family member who
is a customer of a different carrier and
ask them to call 911 on your behalf. , San Francisco Fire Department, via X.
Do not call or text 911 to simply
test your phone service, San Francisco Fire Department, via X.
AT&T outages have been most prominent in Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis, Louisville, Miami and San Antonio, Downdetector.com reports.
In a statement, AT&T said, "We are working urgently to restore service to them. We encourage the use of wi-fi calling until service is restored.".
Both Verizon and T-Mobile denied experiencing an outage, saying their users likely had problems when trying to contact someone who uses another carrier.
Both Verizon and T-Mobile denied experiencing an outage, saying their users likely had problems when trying to contact someone who uses another carrier.
Downdetector is likely reflecting
challenges our customers were
having attempting to connect
to users on other networks, T-Mobile spokesperson, via CBS News
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