A massive data breach at AT&T has put the personal information of 73 million customers at risk.
The company announced on Saturday, March 30th that the breach occurred two weeks ago. In a release, the company said it had reset passcodes for 7.6 million customers. Whether through AT&T or a contractor, customers’ personal information was posted on the dark web.
AT&T says it is notifying current and former customers who may be affected by the email.
The data compromised in this breach includes customers’ names, dates of birth, social security numbers, addresses, email addresses, and AT&T account details.
Consumer experts say just because customers don’t receive email notifications, they shouldn’t assume their information is safe. They suggest changing passwords for sensitive accounts and adding multiple steps of authentication to sign in to those accounts. The Federal Trade Commission notes that national credit bureaus such as Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion offer free credit freezes and fraud alerts to protect consumers and their information. .
In Colorado, consumers have certain rights to prevent businesses from sharing their information or retaining personal information that could later be compromised. The Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) allows residents to request to see the information a company stores on their behalf and to request that a company delete the information. Residents can request that inaccurate information be corrected, request that their information be exported, or restrict the sale of their information.
The compromised data dates back to 2019 and earlier and includes not only AT&T Mobile customers, but also customers of all of its services. AT&T did not respond to News 5’s request to know how many customers may be affected in Colorado, but customers with questions can contact www.att.com/accountsafety I suggested checking the details.
The company said on its website that it invested more than $550 million in Corodo’s wireless and wired network infrastructure from 2020 to 2022 to “connect more people to greater potential.” But AT&T did not respond to our request to know if Colorado is one of the states it has the most customers.
