AT&T will pay $177 million to settle lawsuits over two major data breaches in 2019 and 2024 that exposed sensitive customer information. The settlement, pending final approval, offers compensation to affected users and aims to resolve claims.
Telefonica is investigating a potential cyberattack after sensitive data from one million former Peruvian customers was leaked. The breach, linked to hacker group Dedale, comes amid growing global threats to telecom firms.
NTT Communications, a major Japanese ICT provider, has confirmed a data breach affecting 17,891 corporate clients. An attacker infiltrated its systems in February, accessing sensitive contract and contact details. While no end-user data was involved, the company is enhancing security measures and notifying affected clients.
The state of Washington is pursuing legal action against T-Mobile over a massive 2021 data breach affecting millions. The incident underscores the growing cybersecurity challenges faced by telecom providers.
This week, the FCC fined AT&T $13 million following a data breach that compromised 8.9 million customer records. Poor data security and a failure to enforce data deletion by a third-party vendor led to this significant violation.
A significant data breach at AT&T, impacting nearly all wireless customers, has exposed call and text message records. The 2022 breach highlights vulnerabilities in telecommunication security, emphasizing the need for VoIP engineers to implement robust measures.
Australia’s Communications and Media Authority has initiated legal proceedings against Optus, the nation’s second-largest telecommunications provider, following a significant data breach in 2022. The ACMA has taken the matter to the Federal Court, accusing Optus of failing to secure its customers’ personal data, thereby breaching the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act of 1979.
In a significant security incident, US telecom giant Verizon suffered a serious data breach impacting over 63,000 workers. Despite occurring last September, the leak wasn’t detected until December. Delving into the possible causes reveals potential insider wrongdoing. With the exposed data consisting of extensive personal details, Verizon claims that it hasn’t been shared externally yet. As the company probes into the breach, it offers its affected staff credit monitoring and identity theft protection for two years.
In an unprecedented move, China has taken decisive action against personal data breaches, closing a staggering number of cases while also unveiling draft laws to regulate facial recognition technology. Over the past three years, Chinese law enforcement has effectively shut down 36,000 instances of personal data violations, leading to the detention of 64,000 suspects, as per the Ministry of Public Security. These efforts are part of a broader initiative launched in 2020 to govern online activities, resulting in the seizure of more than 30 million SIM cards and 300 million “illegal” internet accounts.
In late July, Samsung Electronics experienced a cybersecurity incident that resulted in the exposure of personal data of some American customers. The business said it discovered the data breach on August 4. Samsung claims that the customers’ social security numbers and credit card numbers were unaffected, but information such as names, contact information, demographic information, date of birth, and product registration information was compromised. Samsung has already issued a warning to impacted consumers to be on the lookout for phishing emails that attempt to obtain additional personal data. These emails may be used for identity theft or to deceive recipients into installing malware on their computers. The business did not, however, address how many consumers were impacted or why it took Samsung more than a month to alert customers regarding this breach, which was reported only hours before a Labor Day weekend in the United States. …
