Data Breach Exposes Personal Info of 70M AT&T Customers

Sensitive personal information of over 70 million AT&T customers exposed in a data breach, including Social Security numbers and account passcodes.

Breach discovered when the data surfaced on a hacking forum on the dark web. AT&T launched an investigation.

Affected customers should receive notification from AT&T via email or letter. Passcodes reset for current users.

Breach data is from 2019 or earlier. Does not appear to include financial or call history information.

Customers can take measures to protect themselves like changing passwords, monitoring accounts, and setting up free credit freezes or fraud alerts.