The FCC said that the mandatory changes in the settlement’s terms will likely require AT&T to make significant investments that far exceed the $13 million fine.
WASHINGTON — AT&T has agreed to a $13 million settlement to resolve an investigation into a data breach in January 2023, the Federal Communications Commission announced Tuesday.
The breach involved a cloud environment operated by a vendor contracted by AT&T to generate and host personalized billing and marketing videos for AT&T customers. According to the FCC, AT&T failed to ensure that the vendor adequately protected customer information and properly disposed of it as required by their contract. The data breach
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