"AT&T Paid Ransom to Erase Stolen Data After Massive Hack"
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AT&T experienced a massive data breach affecting 110 million customers, with hackers obtaining personal data including call and text records. The carrier paid a $373k Bitcoin ransom to the hacker group ShinyHunters for data deletion. Public disclosure of the breach was delayed for two months at the FBI's request to assess national security and public safety risks.
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- AT&T Paid a Hacker $370,000 to Delete Stolen Phone Records WIRED
- Hackers stole almost everyone’s AT&T call records. What should you do? The Washington Post
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