AT&T Denies Data Breach

Telecommunications company AT&T has trashed claims that the personal data of 70 million of its customers has been stolen by the threat actor ShinyHunters.

The cyber-thief, whose previous exploits have affected Microsoft, Dave, Tokopedia, Pixlr, Mashable, and Havenly among others, posted news of the data theft on an underground hacking forum earlier this month. 

On the forum, ShinyHunters shared a small sample of the data they claim to have swiped from AT&T. The threat actor also offered to sell the whole database for the price of $1m. 

Researchers at RestorePrivacy analyzed the sample of data shared by the threat actor. 

"We examined the sample, and it appears to be authentic based on available public records. Additionally, the user who posted it has a history of major data breaches and exploits," wrote researchers in a blog post. 

They added: "While we cannot yet confirm the data is from AT&T customers, everything we examined appears to be valid."

Researchers believe that ShinyHunters has accessed customer data including names, phone numbers, physical addresses, email addresses, Social Security numbers, and birth dates. 

The hacker told RestorePrivacy that all the allegedly stolen data related to AT&T customers located in the United States. While they would not reveal how they obtained ..

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