AT&T notifies customers of data breach involving social security numbers
The Guardian — March 31, 2024, 06:00 AM UTC
Summary: AT&T is notifying millions of customers about a data breach involving 7.6 million current and 65.4 million former account holders' social security numbers. The stolen data, from 2019 or earlier, includes personal information but not financial details. Passcodes have been reset for current users. The breach's origin is unknown. This incident follows a February outage affecting thousands of US users due to a technical error.
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