Another week, another leak—actually, two. This time, it's a fresh drop (or rather, a repackaged blast) of 86 million compromised AT&T records, tied to the 2024 third-party breach. While AT&T initially wasn’t sure if this was old data recycled or something new, researchers confirmed it’s linked to the Snowflake incident—and it’s even more dangerous this time around. This leak includes: Names Dates of birth Phone numbers Email addresses Decrypted Social Security Numbers The kicker? Threat actors used this data to construct full identities, making it ripe for fraud, phishing, and identity theft. First surfacing on May 15, then hitting Russian forums by June 3, this leak’s damage could echo for months. Expect a rise in spam calls, phishing emails, and credential-based attacks. What you should do: Freeze your credit Enable MFA everywhere Update weak or reused passwords For organizations: deploy full network observability and threat defense with solutions like Plixer One. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/old-atandt-data-leak-repackaged-to-link-ssns-dobs-to-49m-phone-numbers/ https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/05/att_investigates_data_dump/ https://cybersecuritynews.com/86-million-att-customer-records-leaked/ 🎥 Oh, and catch us at Cisco Live next week for more on how to defend against this growing threat landscape. I'm Peter with Plixer — Like, Comment & Subscribe for real-world cybersecurity updates!
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