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AT&T Says Malware Secretly Unlocked Hundreds of Thousands of Phones

Posted by Soulskill on from the for-tenuous-definitions-of-the-word-malware dept.

alphadogg writes: AT&T said three of its employees secretly installed software on its network so a cellphone unlocking service could surreptitiously funnel hundreds of thousands of requests to its servers to remove software locks on phones. The locks prevent phones from being used on competing networks and have been an important tool used by cellular carriers to prevent customers from jumping ship.

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