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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 37 points 1 month ago

Important part below the preview:

AT&T said the hacked data did not include the content of calls and text messages. At this point, the exposed data is not believed to be publicly available.

Still bad, but it could have been far worse.

That said, I would bet that if this hasn't already happened to most other carriers and it hasn't been made public yet, it will happen soon enough.

[-] MagicShel@programming.dev 13 points 1 month ago

That assumes every carrier has terrible security.

...which is probably a safe bet.

Given all the security training and certifications required to work in network security, I'm shocked that security is routinely so terrible.

[-] billiam0202@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

If paying the penalty for a breach is cheaper than preventing a breach...

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