AT&T Sues Data Brokers for Stolen Customer Records
AT&T Inc. on Wednesday sued 25 unnamed data brokers, accusing them of fraudulently gaining access to about 2,500 customers' calling records.More here.
The lawsuit, filed in a U.S. District Court division in San Antonio, said the "John Doe" defendants often collected information for use in legal or domestic disputes.
AT&T said they used a method known as "pretexting," or setting up online accounts by using identification data such as Social Security numbers. Through the online accounts, the brokers obtained access to customer information, including calling records.
No driver's license numbers or sensitive financial data were accessible, the company said.
posted by Fergie @ 8/23/2006 02:30:00 PM
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