AT&T to pay $13 million to settle FCC probe over cloud data breach
AT&T failed to ensure that a third-party vendor adequately protected the telecom carrier's customers, regulators say.
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Column: Why AT&T’s $13 million fine is better than nothing
When the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday announced that AT&T agreed to pay $13 million to resolve an investigation into a data breach that affected nearly 9 million wireless customers, my initial reaction was a yawn.
FCC fines AT&T $13 million over 2023 data breach
This week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has reached a settlement with telco giant AT&T, fining them $13 million for their lack of oversight over customers’ data security. Back in January 2023, bad actors gained access to the data of 8.9 million AT&T customers via a cyberattack on an unnamed third-party cloud vendor.
AT&T Agrees to Pay $13 Million FCC Fine For Cloud Data Leak
AT&T Inc. agreed to pay $13 million to settle an investigation by the US Federal Communications Commission into whether the telecommunications company failed to protect customer data that was stolen when a cloud vendor was hacked last year.
AT&T fined $13M for data breach after giving customer bill info to vendor
AT&T agreed to pay a $13 million fine because it gave customer bill information to a vendor in order to create personalized videos, then allegedly failed to ensure that the vendor destroyed the data when it was no longer needed.
AT&T to pay $13 million over 2023 vendor data breach
According to the FCC, AT&T failed to ensure that the vendor adequately protected customer information and properly disposed of it as required by their contract. The data breach happened years after the vendor's contract with AT&T had ended. It was a ...
AT&T to Pay $13 Million Over 2023 Customer Data Breach
The settlement with the Federal Communications Commission resolves an investigation of a cyberattack that saw almost 9 million customer records exposed.
AT&T Slapped With $13M Fine Over Data Breach, Vows to Improve Security
AT&T didn't force the third-party entity and source of the leak to destroy or secure customer data, so the FCC says AT&T is at fault. As part of the settlement, AT&T must also up
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The program will allow qualifying consumer smart products that meet critical cybersecurity standards to display an ...
AT&T faces second class-action lawsuit over April data breach
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