The FBI admitted that they believe hackers broke into AT&T's syems last year to steal months of call and text logs. According to a document reviewed by Bloomberg, the FBI scrambled to contain a disaster, trying to get ahead of the situation to protect the identities of confidential informants. It's a particularly egregious lapse in telecommunications cybersecurity, which could aid hackers in tracking down special agents' identities, among other sensitive data. According to one of Bloomberg's sources, the stolen information contained the call logs of at least one agent. The hack also highlights lapses in the cybersecurity of the […]

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