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AT&T Says Call, Text Records of ‘Nearly All’ Customers Stolen
Security & Fraud // July 12, 2024

AT&T said Friday (July 12) that records of calls and texts of nearly all its wireless customers and others using its network were stolen in a cybersecurity incident. The stolen records identify the telephone numbers with which the wireless numbers of AT&T or mobile virtual...

AT&T Breach Demands Vigilance as Fraudsters Leverage ID Data, Says Intellicheck’s Lewis
Security & Fraud // April 02, 2024

The fallout from the massive data breach at AT&T — where information tied to 73 million current and former account holders was leaked — has yet to be felt. And changing passwords is a start, but by no means will it solve the problem. Bryan...

AT&T: Info From 73 Million Accounts Hijacked in Data Breach
Cybersecurity // March 31, 2024

AT&T says personal data of several million customers was leaked onto the dark web. “Based on our preliminary analysis, the data set appears to be from 2019 or earlier, impacting approximately 7.6 million current AT&T account holders and 65.4 million former account holders,” the company wrote...

Artificial Intelligence Set to Take Center Stage at Mobile World Congress
Artificial Intelligence // February 23, 2024

The world’s largest mobile phone fair will kick off on Monday (Feb. 26), with the industry turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to kickstart sales and excite users.  The Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, is expecting 95,000 attendees and 2,400 exhibitors worldwide for an...

Interviews & Exclusives
AT&T Breach Demands Vigilance as Fraudsters Leverage ID Data, Says Intellicheck’s Lewis

April 02, 2024
The fallout from the massive data breach at AT&T — where information tied to 73 million current and former account holders was leaked — has yet to be felt. And changing passwords is a start, but by no means will it solve the problem. Bryan Lewis, CEO of Intellicheck, noted to PYMNTS: “It’s not just […]

Will 5G Make 2024 the Industrial Economy’s Most Connected Year Yet?

December 07, 2023
5G broadband networks are viewed by many as a business-first digital innovation and enterprise revolution. And that isn’t because, from a consumer standpoint, 5G networks are just around the corner...

Surging Platform Stocks Lead FinTech IPO Group’s 8% Bounce

July 21, 2022
Earnings season is upon us, and the deluge for the FinTech IPO Index has yet to swell and break. No doubt there will be waves of commentary on the state...

AT&T Dials Up Latest Sign of Distress for Paycheck-to-Paycheck Economy

July 21, 2022
The latest sign of turbulence and stress in the paycheck-to-paycheck economy comes not from the housing sector, not from credit card issuers or BNPL, but from Ma Bell. AT&T, as...

Quick Reads
AT&T Says Call, Text Records of ‘Nearly All’ Customers Stolen

July 12, 2024
AT&T said Friday (July 12) that records of calls and texts of nearly all its wireless customers and others using its network were stolen in a cybersecurity incident. The stolen records identify the telephone numbers with which the wireless numbers of AT&T or mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) using AT&T’s wireless network interacted between May […]

AT&T: Info From 73 Million Accounts Hijacked in Data Breach

March 31, 2024
AT&T says personal data of several million customers was leaked onto the dark web. “Based on our preliminary analysis, the data set appears to be from 2019 or earlier, impacting approximately...

DHS, FBI Investigating Service Outage on AT&T Mobile Network

February 22, 2024
Several federal agencies are working with AT&T to identify the cause of a widespread service outage that struck the company’s mobile network Thursday (Feb. 22).  An undetermined number of AT&T customers in...

AT&T to Buy Rivian Electric Vehicles, Become Exclusive Connectivity Provider

December 14, 2023
AT&T will buy Rivian electric vehicles (EVs) and add those vehicles to its fleet in early 2024. In addition, AT&T was named the exclusive connectivity provider for all Rivian vehicles...