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AT&T resets millions of customers’ passcodes after account info was leaked on the dark web AT&T says 7.6 million current customers were affected by a recent leak in which sensitive data was released on the dark web, along with 65.4 million former account holders. As first reported by TechCrunch, the company has reset the passcodes of affected accounts. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/att-resets-millions-of-customers-passcodes-after-account-info-was-leaked-on-the-dark-web-160842651.html

Man who unlocked 1.9 million AT&T phones sentenced to 12 years in prison A US district court has sentenced a man who unlocked 1.9 million AT&T phones to 12 years in prison. Muhammad Fahd continued the seven-year scheme to defraud the company even after learning of an investigation against him, according to the Department of Justice. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/att-phones-unlocked-fraud-prison-sentence-194554103.html

If you live in one of a dozen US cities, you can tap into AT&T's 5G network this week.The carrier, locked in a race with Verizon and other network operators to move to the next-gen wireless technology as fast as possible, is turning on its network on Tuesday. from https://www.cnet.com/news/at-ts-5g-network-is-live-if-you-live-in-the-right-city/ https://cnet2.cbsistatic.com/img/7MTyvpXVKitX8Zw1fmAB1cQzVXg=/970x0/2018/10/26/f1e411db-f2fa-4d5e-949c-dd5f7a47db5a/20180910-at-t-cto-andre-feutsch.jpg