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Threat actors leaked 70M+ records allegedly stolen from AT&T
Researchers at vx-underground first noticed that more than 70,000,000 records from AT&T were leaked on the Breached hacking forum.
In August 2021, the ShinyHunters group claimed to have a database containing private information on roughly 70 million AT&T customers, but the company denied that they had been stolen from its systems. In August 2021, the group asked $1 million for the entire database, or $200,000 for access, according to the RestorePrivacy website that examined a sample that appears authentic. The threat actors claimed that data belonged to AT&T customers in the United States, the group told RestorePrivacy that they were available to support AT&T in securing its systems for a reward.
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