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11-05-2024, 05:54 PM
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The hacker believed to be behind the massive AT&T breach has been arrested.
The culprit appears to have stolen data from as many as 165 companies.
They are expected to be extradited to the US to face trial.

It was a few months ago, but you may remember the data breach AT&T (https://www.androidauthority.com/att-data-breach-3460248/) suffered this earlier year. It was a massive leak that affected almost all of the carrier’s customers. A new report says that the hacker believed to be behind the breach has now been identified and arrested.

Between April 14 and April 25, a hacker managed to download the call and text records of nearly every AT&T (https://www.androidauthority.com/att-plans-785600/) customer. The firm reportedly learned of the hack on April 19. AT&T later blamed the breach on a compromised third-party cloud platform. That third-party cloud company goes by the name Snowflake and it was reportedly used to attack as many as 165 companies, including Live Nation, Advanced Auto Parts, and more.




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