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AT&T Paid a Hacker $370,000 to Delete Stolen Phone Records

ID: 3d988583-18a2-5aaa-831a-dce318de7b13

STIX ID: report--3d988583-18a2-5aaa-831a-dce318de7b13

Feed Name: WIRED Security

Threat Score
72/100

Date Published: 2024-07-14

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Kim Zetter

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WIRED reports that attackers linked to the ShinyHunters group stole call records for tens of millions of AT&T customers from a poorly secured Snowflake cloud storage account; AT&T was notified via intermediaries and reportedly paid about 5.7 BTC (~$373k) to a hacker who provided video proof of deletion, with blockchain tracing showing the payment and subsequent laundering.

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