AT&T has agreed a $13m settlement with the FCC over a January 2023 third-party breach that exposed 8.9 million customers’ data. The company has committed to strengthening data and supply chain security. Among the failings, the telecom company did not confirm that vendor data was correctly protected. This exposed data stayed in the vendor’s cloud for several years and was eventually leaked. AT&T confirmed that data didn’t include credit card details, Social Security numbers, or passwords.
Who’s driving ransomware’s accelerated growth in 2025
The article examines the tactics used by the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB), their connections to ransomware groups, and the services they provide.
