Of the 73 million people affected, 65.4 million were former AT&T customers.
In the case of the 7.6 million current customers, AT&T hasautomatically reset their passcodes.
Customers whose passcodes have been reset have been contacted by AT&T.
According to Bleeping Computer, the data appeared to be from a previous hack carried out in 2021.Photo: Pau Barrena / AFP (Getty Images)
Furthermore, AT&T explained that the data set appeared to contain information from 2019 or earlier.
The company is communicating proactively with those impacted and will be offering credit monitoring at our expense where applicable.
The company advised customers worried about account security to monitor their account activity and credit reports.
AT&T denied that its system had been breached in response to Bleeping Computer in 2021.
Bleeping Computer andother cybersecurity researchershavepurportedly confirmedthat at least some of the customer data included in the breach is accurate.
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