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AT&T Breached, Exposes 19,000 Identities

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the somewhat-worse-than-a-laptop dept.

mytrip writes to tell us News.com is reporting that a recent attack on AT&T's systems saw thousands of customers' personal data compromised. About 19,000 customers of AT&T's online store who purchased equipment for a DSL connection were affected. From the article: "AT&T is offering to pay for credit monitoring services for customers whose accounts have been impacted because they could be at risk of identity fraud. The company also has made available a toll-free number to affected customers to call for more information."

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  1. "...customers were effected" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Should be "were affected." Or is it "we're affected"? I can never remember.

    1. Re:"...customers were effected" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Yes, we know. Grammar here's defected.

    2. Re:"...customers were effected" by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Why do we call the folks that run Slashdot "Editors" anyway?

      I honestly have no idea. I tend to think of them as story-posting monkeys. They sit behind a panel that has big "accept" and "reject" buttons that they randomly punch as submissions come in. How else can you explain the ridiculous amount of dupes, tripes, and tripe?

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  2. movd up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    bloodfarts. FrreBSD bottoms butt. Wipe TrAnsfer, Netscape worse and worse. As more. If you feel

  3. Re:Oi! Hie Thee to Strunk and White! by 1u3hr · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    I had difficulty in working out
    thousands of customer's personal data compromised
    Eventually I guessed it meant
    thousands of customers' personal data compromised
    though that's still clumsy.
  4. Re:Oi! Hie Thee to Strunk and White! by chelb · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    *Engish* was your most hated subject? you might get away with the grammar but they'll get you in court on your spelling! :)

  5. Re:Thats exactly why... by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Helloooo? Mods??
    That's exactly why...
    I choose to be an Anonymous Coward.
    Signed: Anonymous Coward

    That would be "Insightful", not "Flamebait" or "Offtopic" anything else.
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  6. English, Part II by Ancient_Hacker · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That should be "affected", not "effected". There's a difference.

  7. Re:Thats exactly why... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Don't tell me how to to my job!

    Thank you;
    The Moderators

  8. Re:Perhaps an appropriate punishment by byolinux · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Duped already, too. ;)

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  9. Re:Oi! Hie Thee to Strunk and White! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    According to Google, the correct spelling of 'grammer' is 'grammar'.

  10. Re:19,000 customers EFFECTED?!?!?!? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    you're

  11. Re:O RLY? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Is your name G W Bush?