AT&T data breach exposes call records of 'nearly all' wireless customers

Stolen data isn't publicly available yet, the company claims

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AT&T data breach exposes call records of 'nearly all' wireless customers
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AT&T data breach exposes call records of 'nearly all' wireless customers

US telecom giant AT&T disclosed on Friday a data breach that exposed phone records of "nearly all" of its customers.

The breach, affecting an estimated 110 million people, comes just months after another AT&T security incident involving personal information, and was disclosed in a filing with regulators last week...

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