AT&T Paid Hacker $370,000 to Delete Stolen Customer Data

The telecom giant negotiated a ransom in cryptocurrency to prevent the leak of sensitive call and text records.

AT&T confirmed a security breach affecting tens of millions of customers' call and text records.
The hacker, linked to the ShinyHunters group, initially demanded $1 million but settled for $370,000.
A video proving the deletion of the data was provided as part of the agreement.
The breach was discovered through a security researcher who mediated the negotiations.
AT&T has not publicly commented on the payment but assured that no personal identifiable information was compromised.