Claimed AT&T hack of 70M customer records including SSN, name, address
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#2If I worked at Verizon, I'd have trouble sleeping for a while.
Re: Claimed AT&T hack of 70M customer records including SSN, name, address
#3> Here is the data that is available in this leak:
Name
Phone number
Physical address
Email address
Social security number
Date of birth
If this is true, absolutely outrageous.
> The hacker has said he is willing to reach “an agreement” with AT&T to remove the data from sale.
Might as well pay the hacker's ransom, AT&T to remove the data from sale otherwise if leaked; a massive fine (probably larger than the hacker's ransom) awaits you.
First T-Mobile and now (if true) AT&T. Let's see who is next to unveil another hidden breach... maybe Verizon has something to hide?
Re: Claimed AT&T hack of 70M customer records including SSN, name, address
#4First T-Mobile, then AT&T (except that AT&T is denying it, which is hopeful). All eyes on Verizon...
Re: Claimed AT&T hack of 70M customer records including SSN, name, address
#5> Here is the data that is available in this leak: Name Phone number Physical address Email address Social security number Date of birth Not only the phone number but the physical address? If this is true, absolutely outrageous. > The hacker has said he is willing to reach “an agreement” with AT&T to remove the data from sale. Might as well pay the hacker's ransom, AT&T to remove the data from sale otherwise if leake…
>a massive fine (probably larger than the hacker's ransom) awaits you.
Based on past experience, unlikely.
Re: Claimed AT&T hack of 70M customer records including SSN, name, address
#6First T-Mobile, then AT&T (except that AT&T is denying it, which is hopeful). All eyes on Verizon...
>which is hopeful
That’s like saying “the house is on fire but there’s little smoke which is hopeful.” Of course they’re denying it!
Re: Claimed AT&T hack of 70M customer records including SSN, name, address
#7> Here is the data that is available in this leak: Name Phone number Physical address Email address Social security number Date of birth Not only the phone number but the physical address? If this is true, absolutely outrageous. > The hacker has said he is willing to reach “an agreement” with AT&T to remove the data from sale. Might as well pay the hacker's ransom, AT&T to remove the data from sale otherwise if leake…
>a massive fine (probably larger than the hacker's ransom) awaits you. ... maybe Verizon has something to hide?
If we're just making stuff up, then maybe Verizon is the hacker trying to take down the competition? It's as likely as ATT being fined anything significant
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#8It would certainly be a nice time to stop using SSNs as keys, SMS as 2FA, and more importantly having next to zero consequences for this kind of stuff.
At this point we just expect this to keep happening over and over again with nothing changing, it's a very strange thing to observe...
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#9First T-Mobile, then AT&T (except that AT&T is denying it, which is hopeful). All eyes on Verizon...
The nice thing about using an MVNO (aside from cost reduction) is that the carrier never receives any of that PII.
I like the Red Pocket plans on Ebay, and they never asked for an SSN.
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#10When does this end? When do our useless governments put a stop, once and for all, to these ridiculous lax security practices in corporations?
I feel like I'm being forced to become a luddite--not because I don't love technology but because it's being used for such evil and potentially life-destroying purposes.