AT&T Confirms Data Breach Affecting Up to 73 Million Customers

After years of denial, AT&T acknowledges a significant data breach, with discrepancies in reported numbers and delayed notifications.

AT&T has officially confirmed that a data breach compromised the personal information of up to 73 million current and former customers.
The compromised data includes sensitive information such as full names, social security numbers, and account passcodes.
Discrepancies exist between the numbers reported to the Maine Attorney General (51 million) and those listed on AT&T's website (73 million).
AT&T has reset customer passcodes and is offering one year of free identity theft protection.
The breach, initially denied by AT&T in 2021, was only acknowledged after the data resurfaced online and was verified by external researchers.