Sources: John Binns, a US citizen who has been incarcerated in Turkey and indicted for allegedly hacking T-Mobile in 2021, is linked to the AT&T data breach

across the breadth of America's second largest teleco. It's just awful. https://x.com/... Joseph Cox / @josephfcox : Scoop: John Binns, an American hacker in Turkey, is linked to the massive breach of AT&T which impacted “nearly all” of its customers, three sources told 404 Media. Binns already indicted for allegedly hacking T-Mobile; now alleged linked to AT&T breach https://www.404media.co/... [image] Samantha Cole / @samleecole : “Before he was arrested, Binns told 404 Media in January that he had ‘reasons to not be concerned’ about being extradited.” hmmm https://www.404media.co/... Jason Koebler / @jason_koebler : NEW: 404 Media has learned that an American hacker in Turkey is linked to the AT&T breach, and we've seen a section of hacked data, which can be used to build a profile of someone's life. Gives an idea of how bad this hack actually is: https://www.404media.co/... by @josephfcox [image] Forums: BeauHD / Slashdot : American Hacker In Turkey Linked To Massive AT&T Breach

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@mhoye@mastodon.social @mhoye@mastodon.social on mastodon
It's hard to enumerate a list of the people worst affected by this without realizing partway through that you're also compiling a list of people the Republican apparatus absolutely hates. Social justice activists? Journalist and their sources? Women looking for out-of-state ab…
@marypcbuk.bsky.social Mary Branscombe on bluesky
Snowflake has been very stony faced about their issues [embedded post]
@josephfcox Joseph Cox on x
I've also seen a section of the hacked AT&T data. It is incredibly sensitive. The numbers dialed by targets can include apparent family members, businesses, and other places that build a detailed picture of someone's life. Staggering data breach https://www.404media.co/... [image…
@samleecole Samantha Cole on x
“Before he was arrested, Binns told 404 Media in January that he had ‘reasons to not be concerned’ about being extradited.” hmmm https://www.404media.co/...
@jason_koebler Jason Koebler on x
NEW: 404 Media has learned that an American hacker in Turkey is linked to the AT&T breach, and we've seen a section of hacked data, which can be used to build a profile of someone's life. Gives an idea of how bad this hack actually is: https://www.404media.co/... by @josephfcox […
@josephfcox Joseph Cox on x
Scoop: John Binns, an American hacker in Turkey, is linked to the massive breach of AT&T which impacted “nearly all” of its customers, three sources told 404 Media. Binns already indicted for allegedly hacking T-Mobile; now alleged linked to AT&T breach https://www.404media.co/..…
@arawnsley Adam Rawnsley on x
I don't think people have really grasped how devastating this will be for privacy if it becomes public. Think of people calling abortion clinics, suicide hotlines, you name it—across the breadth of America's second largest teleco. It's just awful. https://x.com/...
@arekfurt @arekfurt on x
The fact that news of something like the AT&T/Snowflake breach isn't in any way surprising shows us with disturbing clarity how deep in the shit we really are.
@arekfurt @arekfurt on x
The CSRB would do well to investigate a selection of significant Snowflake-related breaches—including this AT&T thing—and examine exactly how and why major companies came to store sensitive info in such a service without MFA or client-side encryption being used to protect it.
@eshumarneedi @eshumarneedi on threads
I truly don't understand how the telecom industry gets away with stuff like this. Every single customer! How is that even possible? This is worse than three Boeing planes falling apart or Microsoft's questionable security practices. Literally every single phone and text messa…
@jbillinson Josh Billinson on threads
When the $7 “AT&T BREACH SETTLEMENT” Venmo notification hits five years from now
@jbillinson Josh Billinson on threads
As an AT&T customer who almost exclusively uses iMessage, I am deeply concerned that this hacker will believe I am a recluse with no friends who only ever gets texts about Amazon and DoorDash deliveries.
@mhoye@mastodon.social @mhoye@mastodon.social on mastodon
It's underappreciated how permanent an identifier your phone number is. — Outside the poorest 10% of society, people are _more likely to change their names_ than their phone numbers. — So, whoever's got this data also has an approximately perfect social map of AT&T's customer…
@zackwhittaker@mastodon.social Zack Whittaker on mastodon
AT&T said in its statement that “at least one person has been apprehended” following the data breach. AT&T said the person was not an employee. — Incident response firm Mandiant is tracking the crime crew behind the Snowflake account breaches as UNC5537, a financially motivate…
@fcc @fcc on x
We have an ongoing investigation into the AT&T breach and we' re coordinating with our law enforcement partners.
@autismcapital @autismcapital on x
ATT hack highlights the importance for encrypted messaging apps like Signal and others. Using them does not make you a criminal, it makes you someone who values themselves and has self agency to protect their lives.
@c_c_krebs Chris Krebs on x
Noteworthy here: AT&T received a National Security Exception from DOJ under the SEC Reporting Requirements. First such exception I'm aware of. [image]
@josephfcox Joseph Cox on x
It is mind boggling how many breaches are due to hackers breaking to Snowflake accounts. Ticketmaster. Santander. Now AT&T call records. Mandiant found hundreds of Snowflake credentials exposed. It really can be as easy as go to Telegram, use creds https://www.404media.co/... [im…
@josephfcox Joseph Cox on x
AT&T says it learned of the breach in April. It found hackers had broken into a third-party cloud service used by the telecom giant (AT&T told me it was Snowflake, the center of an ever increasing number of high profile breaches). Here is what AT&T said https://www.404media.co/..…
@josephfcox Joseph Cox on x
Senator Ron Wyden says these breaches will keep happening until telecoms face billions of dollars of fines for their cybersecurity mistakes. Points to the FCC https://www.404media.co/... [image]
@bijanstephen Bijan on x
every day there's a new headline like this. nobody will face any consequences, and there's nothing you can do about it. to be american is to be powerless before megacorporations and bad actors. you have no rights they are bound to respect, and no recourse when you're fucked
@jsrailton John Scott-Railton on x
@ATT @SnowflakeDB 4/ Americans have grown numb to breach notifications. The @ATT breach is so bad it should wake everyone up. Unless big telcos face massive financial penalties for these megabreaches, they will continue.
@shashj Shashank Joshi on x
Incredible sensitive data. This is what the NSA did with US phone meta-data more than a decade ago through MAINWAY, a contact-chaining system. https://www.electrospaces.net/ ... See also @RidT's description of the system here https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... [image]
@dystopiabreaker @dystopiabreaker on x
the best way to avoid catastrophic data breaches is to not collect mass data
@josephfcox Joseph Cox on x
FBI confirms in a statement just now that it worked with AT&T to delay announcement of the breach due to national security and/or public safety concerns. During this time, AT&T and FBI investigated, shared intelligence https://www.404media.co/... [image]
@merrux Ali on x
@josephfcox Why was att letting this data out unencrypted? Makes me wonder what else was stoken from snowflake
@jeremybiltz @jeremybiltz on x
Not great, Bob. Not my mobile carrier, but incredibly concerning. Also... SMS is basically open text in the air. Never send important or sensitive info via text. Use a secure app.
@bob_hlbok Bob on x
Honestly, at this point, it's a very thin line between data breach and 3rd party business parties.
@bax1337 @bax1337 on x
use signal.
@jofpin Jose Pino on x
As time goes by, I am completely sure that cybersecurity will be the next bubble within the next 36 months. Cyberattacks are becoming increasingly intense. https://x.com/...
@josephfcox Joseph Cox on x
Breaking: hackers stole call and text records for “nearly all” AT&T customers. Shows which phone numbers a customer called or texted. A staggering and unprecedented data breach. Data usually only available to authorities; now hackers got it https://www.404media.co/...
@benlovejoy @benlovejoy on x
Includes details of who called or messaged whom during a six-month period ...
@rustybrick Barry Schwartz on x
Hope no one looks at my call logs and sees how unpopular I really am.....
@carnage4life Dare Obasanjo on x
Every week, there's a revelation of a data breach or ransomware payment made by an institution critical to daily life. Telcos, banks, hospitals, etc. It's depressing to realize that practically every database with our private data is available on the dark web for a price. [image]
@silvermanjacob Jacob Silverman on x
“one of the biggest breaches of private communications data in recent memory” https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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