Hey, uh, could I not have my data stolen for FIVE FUCKING SECONDS?!
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.
Yup that’s my guess too
If they never stored this data, it wouldn’t exist to steal.
NSA: “Damn look at all this data we totally don’t already have”
Oopsie poopsie
Seems like these sort of hacks always involve the company’s data about its users, and never their own confidential contracts, trade secrets, or other leaks that could directly damage their own operations.
It makes a guy suspect they actually have a very good understanding of information security, but just don’t think yours is worth the bother.
Anyone mind explaining what the hacker(s) was (were) going to do with the limited information they got? I read the security filing said they got a list of which phone numbers texted/called which phone numbers and what durations, but none of the actual content.
I’m guessing political blackmail. It’s easy to start linking phone numbers and find the senator that’s been texting his mistress every day or spending hour long calls with Russian numbers, etc
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