AT&T Data Breach
AT&T experienced a data breach that was reported on August 20, 2021. Breach of AT&T exposing 49,102,176 records
Key Facts
- Organization
- AT&T
- Date Reported
- August 20, 2021
- Incident Type
- unauthorized access
- Severity Score
- 8/10
- Confidence Level
- high
- Tags
Source
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Understanding unauthorized access Incidents
Unauthorized access breaches occur when attackers gain entry to systems without permission through credential theft, vulnerability exploitation, or social engineering.