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AT&T Data Leak: 73 Million Account Passcodes From Prior to 2020 Exposed, Including 7 Million Current Account Holders

April 8, 2024

A new development in an old data breach has seen 73 million AT&T customer passcodes published to an underground forum. The data leak now appears to be as bad as originally advertised with customer contact information attached to weakly encrypted passcodes that are easily deciphered.

Downtown AT&T office showing cheap phone plans with targeted ads

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AT&T Looks at Offering Cheap Phone Plans With Targeted Ads Baked In

September 23, 2020

AT&T is considering offering cheap phone plans that would give users a discount on their monthly phone bill in return for receiving targeted ads.

Mechanical bug on laptop keyboard showing zero-day vulnerability for remote code execution

Cyber Security News

Atlassian Zero-Day Vulnerability Allowing Critical Remote Code Execution Patched After Several Exploitation Incidents

June 9, 2022

The patch comes as attempts to exploit the zero-day vulnerability began to ramp up worldwide, and was badly needed as there were no other viable remediation techniques to stop remote code execution.

Slot machines in casino showing the return of ATM malware and jackpotting attacks

Cyber Security News

ATM Malware and Jackpotting Attacks Could Be Making a Return

October 23, 2019

Since U.S. and Europe’s first experience of ATM malware and jackpotting attacks in 2017 and 2018, evidence is mounting that the attacks are making a comeback with new twists and approaches.

Verizon retail shop showing Verizon Visible hacked accounts

Cyber Security News

Attack on Verizon Visible Confirmed To Be a Credential Stuffing Campaign; Hacked Accounts Charged for Thousands of Dollars in Purchases

October 20, 2021

Verizon Visible experienced an attack recently that saw customer accounts taken over and orders placed using stored payment information. Verizon has verified that the hacked accounts were compromised by a credential stuffing campaign.

Dripping water tap showing remote access hack affecting water supply critical infrastructure

Cyber Security News

Attacker Gains Remote Access To a Florida City’s Water Supply, Attempts To Poison It; Is This an Emerging Widespread Threat?

February 15, 2021

Florida city of Oldsmar recently experienced a big scare as a hacker was able to penetrate the water treatment plant via remote access software. The hacker then attempted to poison the city's water supply.

Woman holding mobile phone with username and password login screen showing phishing campaign

Cyber Security News

Attackers Load Targeted Company’s Homepage in Email Phishing Campaign

September 11, 2020

Researchers found that hackers were harvesting enterprise login details by overlaying legitimate companies' webpages with fake login prompts in an email phishing campaign.

Cyber Security News

Attackers Publicly Demanding Ransom From Hacked Instagram Account Owners in a Brazen Phishing Campaign

February 14, 2022

Suspected Russian and Turkish attackers accuse account owners of copyright infringement, direct them to phishing pages to compromise accounts before demanding ransom from hacked Instagram account owners to restore access.

Cargo ship and plane showing the need to re-focus on supply chain cyber security with the attacks on multiple Airbus suppliers

Cyber Security News

Attacks on Multiple Airbus Suppliers Demonstrate a Need for Renewed Focus on Supply Chain Cyber Security

October 4, 2019

With evidence pointing to a nation-state attacker behind the attacks on multiple Airbus suppliers, companies should really take supply chain cyber security seriously even for smaller vendors.

Fingers on a keyboard showing data breach at auction house

Cyber Security News

Auction House Sotheby’s Data Breach Leaks Sensitive Personal Information

October 22, 2025

International auction house Sotheby’s has disclosed a data breach that leaked sensitive personal details, including financial information and Social Security Numbers.

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AT&T Data Leak: 73 Million Account Passcodes From Prior to 2020 Exposed, Including 7 Million Current Account Holders

AT&T Looks at Offering Cheap Phone Plans With Targeted Ads Baked In

Atlassian Zero-Day Vulnerability Allowing Critical Remote Code Execution Patched After Several Exploitation Incidents

ATM Malware and Jackpotting Attacks Could Be Making a Return

Attack on Verizon Visible Confirmed To Be a Credential Stuffing Campaign; Hacked Accounts Charged for Thousands of Dollars in Purchases

Attacker Gains Remote Access To a Florida City’s Water Supply, Attempts To Poison It; Is This an Emerging Widespread Threat?

Attackers Load Targeted Company’s Homepage in Email Phishing Campaign

Attackers Publicly Demanding Ransom From Hacked Instagram Account Owners in a Brazen Phishing Campaign

Attacks on Multiple Airbus Suppliers Demonstrate a Need for Renewed Focus on Supply Chain Cyber Security

Auction House Sotheby’s Data Breach Leaks Sensitive Personal Information

Security flaw in Microsoft’s Analytics Platform Titan Exposes 17 Trillion Records

Meta Muse AI Assistant’s Zero-Day Vulnerability Could Enable Attackers to Inject Malware

New Disclosure of “Meddling” OpenAI Agents Includes Attacks on UN and US Government Websites

ShinyHunters Hacks the FBI in a Security Breach Exposing Personal Information of 38,000 People