The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that AT&T experienced a data breach on March 26, 2024, affecting 51,226,382 individuals, including 89,842 residents. The breach involved a dataset of customer information released on the dark web, which potentially included social security numbers among other data types. AT&T is providing 12 months of identity theft protection services through Experian's IdentityWorks.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/att
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"linkid": "att",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2024",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 51226382,
'industry': 'Telecommunications',
'name': 'AT&T',
'type': 'Telecommunications Company'}],
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes',
'number_of_records_exposed': 51226382,
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['social security numbers',
'other data types']},
'date_detected': '2024-03-26',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that AT&T '
'experienced a data breach on March 26, 2024, affecting '
'51,226,382 individuals, including 89,842 residents. The '
'breach involved a dataset of customer information released on '
'the dark web, which potentially included social security '
'numbers among other data types. AT&T is providing 12 months '
"of identity theft protection services through Experian's "
'IdentityWorks.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['social security numbers', 'other data types'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'initial_access_broker': {'data_sold_on_dark_web': 'Yes'},
'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'third_party_assistance': "Experian's IdentityWorks"},
'title': 'AT&T Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}