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A significant data breach at AT&T, disclosed in July, has raised alarms regarding the potential exposure of sensitive information related to FBI informants. The breach reportedly compromised call and text logs from six months in 2022, affecting nearly all of AT&T's customer base, which exceeds 100 million.
The breach did not include the actual content of communications, but it reportedly exposed communication logs for FBI agents, sparking a response from the bureau to safeguard the identities of confidential sources integral to national security investigations. According to documents cited by Bloomberg, the FBI is actively working to mitigate potential fallout from the breach, which could endanger its informants.
AT&T confirmed the breach and noted that it had paid $370,000 to hackers in a failed attempt to delete the stolen data. In December, U.S. law enforcement arrested a suspect linked to the extortion attempt.
In light of these events, both the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have advised the public to utilize end-to-end encrypted platforms like Signal or WhatsApp for communication. This recommendation marks a notable shift, given the Justice Department's historically critical stance on such encryption.
Experts have expressed concerns about the breach's potential impacts, with some suggesting that the FBI might be overly cautious in its assessment of the situation. Enhanced security measures are being implemented by AT&T, which acknowledges the growing threat from cybercriminals, and assures the public of its commitment to network security improvement.