AT&T reportedly paid a hacker over $370,000 to delete stolen customer data. In an unusual twist of events, the ransom may not have gone to those who actually conducted the breach.

AT&T has reportedly paid $370,000 to a hacker to delete all of the customer data that was stolen in a recent security breach.

AT&T is one of more than 150 companies that are believed to have had data stolen from poorly secured Snowflake accounts during a hacking spree that unfolded throughout April and May.

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AT&T paid a hacker about $370,000 to delete customer data that was stolen from it as part of a hacking spree earlier this year. The hacker then provided a video to prove they had deleted the data ...

AT&T reportedly paid hackers over $370,000 to delete sensitive data stolen in a breach the telecom giant disclosed on July 12 that compromised call records of tens of millions of its customers.

Telecom giant AT&T (T) reportedly paid a hacker around $400,000 to delete sensitive data they allegedly stole. Here’s what happened and why it matters.What Happened?According to Bloomberg, a ...

AT&T paid a hacker group about $400,000 to delete customer data that was stolen in a widespread leak earlier this year, according to Bloomberg. The Dallas telecom reportedly negotiated a roughly ...

AT&T Inc. allegedly paid a hacker around $400,000 to delete sensitive call and text logs they claimed to have stolen, though the authenticity of the deletion remains uncertain.

Apparently, hackers could use the data to identify the owners of individual phone numbers. At the same time, a different hacker also accessed the same database - John Erin Binns - who later ...