Crooks Steal Phone, SMS Records for Nearly All AT&T Customers

AT&T Corp. disclosed today that a new data breach has exposed phone call and text message records for roughly 110 million people — nearly all of its customers. AT&T said it delayed disclosing the incident in response to “national security and public safety concerns,” noting that some of the records included data that could be used to determine where a call was made or text message sent. AT&T also acknowledged the customer records were exposed in a cloud database that was protected only by a username and password (no multi-factor authentication needed). Continue reading Crooks Steal Phone, SMS Records for Nearly All AT&T Customers

State Farm Says Security Incident Might Have Exposed Customers’ Data

Insurance company State Farm revealed that a digital security incident might have exposed their customers’ personal information. In August 2019, ZDNet obtained a copy of a letter in which State Farm disclosed a data breach. The insurance company … Continue reading State Farm Says Security Incident Might Have Exposed Customers’ Data