"AT&T Data Breach Exposes 73M Customer Records to Dark Web"

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Personal data from about 73 million current and former AT&T account holders has been leaked onto the dark web, with information including full names, email addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, and AT&T account numbers and passcodes. AT&T has reset passcodes and is offering complimentary identity theft and credit monitoring services to affected customers. This is not the first time AT&T has faced a data breach, and similar incidents have occurred with its main competitors, T-Mobile and Verizon. Customers are advised to change their passcodes, monitor their credit reports, and consider using two-factor authentication for their accounts.
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