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Hackers leak 86 million AT&T customer records with 44 million social security numbers, report says

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Hackers said they accessed and leaked 86 million AT&T customers' private data in April 2024 .

The data includes full names, dates of birth, phone numbers, email addresses, physical addresses, and social security numbers.

The Social Security numbers and birth dates were encrypted in the original hack by the ShinyHunters group.

Now, Hack Read has reported that this sensitive data is now decrypted.

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informal

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English

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55

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