Irvin Jackson reports:
Following a massive AT&T data breach that resulted in the theft of tens of millions of customers’ phone and text messaging history, a U.S. Senator has sent a request for more information about how the breach occurred and when federal agencies learned about the problems, suggesting that cyberattack could represent a threat to national security.
Senator Chuck Grassley, of Iowa, issued a press release on August 5, announcing he has sent letters to AT&T and 17 federal agencies, demanding they turn over records related to the most recently reported data breach, which impacted about 100 million customers. He called for a response from AT&T and the affected agencies by later this month.
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