However, social security numbers, birthdays, and other personally identifiable information was not lost in the breach.
“While the data does not include customer names, there are often ways, using publicly available online tools, to find the name associated with a specific telephone number,” AT&T warned.
“As of the date of this filing, AT&T does not believe that the data is publicly available.”
The company said it has taken additional cybersecurity measures to prevent another breach.
Customers were furious that they were just now hearing about the breach two years after it happened.
“I’m getting rid of them. My account was hacked twice. No security!” one customer wrote in a Facebook post.
A Walmart customer was overcharged $106 and only got a “blank look” when they tried to get a refund .
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