AT&T customers are once more facing serious security concerns following reports of a fresh leak involving their personal information. This comes after the telecom company experienced multiple data breaches last year.
Previous Data Breaches Raised Alarms
In 2024, AT&T reported two major security incidents. The first breach, which took place in March, affected over 70 million people. Sensitive details like social security numbers, home addresses, phone numbers, and birth dates were stolen and later found for sale on the dark web.
Just a month later, another breach occurred. Hackers reportedly gained access to AT&T’s Snowflake cloud platform, which allowed them to collect call and text records from a large number of AT&T users. Some sources later claimed that AT&T paid the hackers a ransom of approximately $370,000 to prevent the data from being exposed, but this detail remains unconfirmed.
These incidents increased the risk of identity theft, scams, and phishing attempts targeting AT&T customers. The company later provided those affected with a free one-year subscription to identity protection services.
New Customer Data Surfaces Online
Recently, another batch of customer data—belonging to around
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