"AT&T Data Breach Exposes Millions to Dark Web: What You Need to Know"
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AT&T is contacting millions of customers after a data leak on the dark web exposed personal information, including Social Security numbers and encrypted passcodes, impacting approximately 7.6 million current account holders and 65.4 million former account holders. The company is offering credit monitoring and advising affected customers to reset their passwords and set up fraud alerts. This incident follows a recent nationwide cellular service outage, which AT&T attributed to a software update issue, not a cyberattack.
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- AT&T data breach leaks info of 7.6M customers to dark web NPR
- AT&T Resets Millions of Passcodes After Customer Records Are Leaked The New York Times
- AT&T security breach affects millions. Here's what to know The Associated Press
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