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I'm usually skeptical about denials, like AT&T is doing here. But in this case, there would be some incentive for the hackers to misrepresent the source/freshn
by tyingq 5y ago
I'm usually skeptical about denials, like AT&T is doing here. But in this case, there would be some incentive for the hackers to misrepresent the source/freshness/etc of the data.
Given the recent T-Mobile hack, if they can tag the data as coming from AT&T and being fresh, it might fetch a higher price either from AT&T, or data buyers. In other words, it could be a re-label of some older exposed data.
- kingnothing 5y agoThe hackers selling the info are well known for providing fresh data, to the point that they’ve given away old data for free. I doubt they’d risk their reputation on reselling a different leak.
- tyingq 5y agoAh, thanks...not mentioned in the linked article. There's more info in the source article: https://restoreprivacy.com/att-data-breach-70-million-customers/ https://restoreprivacy.com/att-data-breach-70-million-custom... The hacker group is "ShinyHunters".
- lotsofpulp 5y agoI wonder if the price of leaked data dropped after Experian's data leak from Sep 2017 that included basically everyone in the US that uses credit. I imagine the difference in data since the Experian leak are for people that became adults since Sep 2017 or immigrants or some information about new addresses/names from moves/marriages, etc.