Security researchers at two US universities were able to intercept T-Mobile customer call and text data from completely unencrypted satellite communications. Researchers were also able to eavesdrop on ...

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Two data breaches that resulted in a class action lawsuit against AT&T are coming to a resolution, with the phone carrier agreeing to pay $177 million. AT&T agreed to pay the sum to avoid a trial. The ...

Our data is a precious commodity, not only to us but to the many potential customers of data brokers who collect and sell it without our knowledge. Once obtained the information can then be used to ...

AT&T's $177 million settlement is for data breaches in 2019 and 2024. Claim up to $5,000 (first breach) and $2,500 (Snowflake hack), or both. File claim by Dec. 18, 2025, either online or by mail. If ...

AT&T has extended the deadline for its $177 million data breach settlement, giving customers until December 18, 2025, to file a claim. The settlement covers the two breaches the company announced in ...

Sometimes, data breaches result in more than just free credit monitoring. Recently, Facebook began paying out its $725 million settlement, and AT&T is preparing to distribute $177 million. Those ...

AT&T is set to pay out a whopping $177 million to settle lawsuits over two major data breaches The breaches were disclosed in 2024, but they took place in 2019 and 2024 Claims are only open for a ...

Security leaders in critical infrastructure traditionally have focused their defensive energy on operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS). Those remain the crown jewels for ...

If your computer won’t start you might be pulling out your hair at the prospect of losing all your precious data. But all isn’t necessarily lost. If the drive is corrupted or dead, you are in a pickle ...

A research paper being presented this week at the Annual Computer Security Applications Conference reveals that satellite internet services, including T-Mobile's, used unencrypted transmissions that ...