The data of nearly all customers of the telecommunications giant AT&T was downloaded from a third-party platform in a security breach, the company said last weekend, as cyberattacks against businesses, schools and health systems continue to spread globally.
The breach, which took place in April of this year but mostly involved data from 2022, hit AT&T’s cellular customers and customers of mobile virtual network operators using AT&T’s wireless network, as well as landline customers who interacted with those cellular numbers.
Approximately 109 million customer accounts were impacted, according to AT&T, which said that it currently doesn’t believe that the data is publicly available.
“The data does not contain the content of calls or texts, personal information such as Social Security numbers, dates of birth, or other personally identifiable information,” AT&T…