edit : looks breach 'only' affected 1,600 customers *whew!*http://threatpost.com/att-hit-by-insider-breach/108705 quote
at&t warning consumers data breach involving insider illegally accessed personal information of unspecified number of users. compromised data includes social security numbers , driver’s license numbers.“we determined 1 of our employees violated our strict privacy , security guidelines accessing account without authorization in august 2014, , while doing so, have been able view , may have obtained account information including social security number , driver’s license number. additionally, while accessing account, employee have been able view customer proprietary network information (cpni), without proper authorization,” said michael a. chiarmonte, director of finance billing operations @ at&t, in letter vermont ag.as result of breach, at&t offering affected customers year of free credit monitoring, has become customary in these incidents. company recommending customers change passwords on accounts.
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why **** employees able access full ss #'s , drivers licenses at&t?!
thank passing info along. hope husband , haven't been affected. i'll ask him later if got correspondence at&t this. jeez, on top of preorder snafu of calling at&t preorder purgatory , fact can't of signal inside house, not loving at&t right now. usually, though, customer service has been decent, i'll give them @ least much.
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