AT&T: Hackers took credit card info on thousands of online customers

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com>
Date: August 30, 2006 9:43:56 AM EDT
To: undisclosed-recipient:;
Subject: AT&T: Hackers took credit card info on thousands of online  
customers


      AT&T: Hackers took credit card info on thousands of online
      customers
      - Aug 29, 2006 10:35 PM (AP Online)

SAN ANTONIO, Aug 30, 2006 (AP Worldstream via COMTEX News Network) --

Hackers illegally accessed a computer system and stole credit card
information and other personal data from thousands of customers who
purchased DSL equipment from an AT&T online store, the company said.

AT&T Inc. said Tuesday the system was hacked into over the weekend.
The data of "fewer than 19,000 customers" were affected, the company
said.

AT&T said it shut down its online store selling the high-speed
Internet access equipment and would pay for credit monitoring
services for the people whose files were accessed. The telephone
company notified the major credit card companies whose customer
accounts were affected.

It also sent notification to customers involved via e-mail,
phone and letter.

...

      - http://www.quote.com/home/news/story.asp?story=60854276



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