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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c51yemmmg9mo

Hackers steal call records of 'nearly all' AT&T customers

Hackers stole call and text records data from "nearly all"
of 109 million AT&T Wireless customers, the telecommunications
company disclosed on Friday.

The firm said one suspect had been arrested after the records -
from May to October 2022 - were illegally downloaded and copied
to a third-party platform this April.

The stolen data did not contain the content of calls or texts,
but did record the numbers contacted, as well as the number
and lengths of interactions, the company said.

The Justice Department said the delayed announcement of the
hack was justified on national security grounds.

. . .

So much for "security". If a major IT entity like AT&T can
be ripped-off so severely then *anyone* can.

Oh, they SAY no texts/pix/PWs/etc were stolen ... but that
whole "national security" angle makes us wonder what's
being hidden.

Time to re-think ... how much biz do we REALLY need to
do online, esp on phone apps ??? Do your bankers even
know your face ?

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