This week, news broke that a hacker had posted the data of over 70 million people based in the US to a cybercrime forum, claiming that it was stolen from a 2021 breach of AT&T. The data includes names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, social security numbers, and other information. The combination of this data is what a hacker needs to steal your identity.
AT&T denies that the data came from its systems, but several people have verified that the posted data is valid.
Breach events of this kind occur frequently. Whether or not this particular breach might impact you, you should know what personal information of yours is out there. That is why Malwarebytes have created their Digital Footprint Portal. Just enter your most commonly used email address and they’ll send you an email report containing the information they found about you that’s been exposed online.