AT&T Says Data From 73 Million Current and Former Account Holders Leaked on Dark Web

Data from roughly 7.6 million current account holders and 65.4 million former account holders were released on the dark web, AT&T said.

A pedestrian walks by an AT&T retail store in San Rafael, Calif., on May 17, 2021. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Telecom giant AT&T disclosed on March 30 that data from about 73 million current and former account holders have been leaked onto the “dark web,” and the incident is under investigation.

In a March 30 announcement, AT&T said that data from roughly 7.6 million current account holders and 65.4 million former account holders were released on the dark web about two weeks ago.