I'd like to thank those seemingly mentally challenged AT&T managers for writing and telling me both in an email and a snail-mail form-letter they have determined that my personal information was compromised in a data breach on March 26, 2024. They say, AT&T got hacked by the “dark web.” Suggestion – Otherwise put, let's get the terminology right AT&T. Some unknown underworld, less than honorable Internet hackers, being obviously smarter than AT&T software programmers, found a security hole in AT&T web-based software or found a less intelligent backdoor left behind in AT&T software logic, and thus – these Internet hackers evidently gained access to all or most all of AT&T customer's private information.
Get this! The AT&T remedial solution is an offer to provide “complimentary credit monitoring.” So I went to the web to check out this AT&T offer. Here's what I found. The AT&T credit monitors asked me to supply them with name, address, etc., etc., etc., – virtually all my personal information including my Social Security Number (SSN). I quickly terminated and did not submit this “complimentary credit monitoring offer” – I'm a bit sensitive about giving anyone my SSN.
So my question is, are AT&T software security managers insane or are they just abundantly stupid? AT&T just lost my personal information by their own written admission, and now AT&T wants me to communicate again to AT&T or to their I guess alleged competent credit monitors, all my personal information including, but not limited to, my SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. Got to admit, this offer takes a very big pair! No AT&T, you or your security breach cleanup team can not again have all or most all of my personal information that you just lost to unknowable Internet hackers -- PERIOD!
WHAT FOOL WOULD TAKE AT&T UP ON A “FREE CREDIT MONITORING OFFER” TO THE EXACT FIRM WHO JUST LOST ALL MY PERSONAL INFORMATION!
