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The publication analyzed a sample of the data and confirmed its authenticity.

Whether or not the entire database is legitimate, is impossible to determine at this time.

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History of breaches

ShinyHunterss starting price is $200,000, with incremental offers of $30,000.

They would sell the database immediately for an offer of $1 million, it was said.

ShinyHunters, on the other hand, responded that they dont care if they dont admit.

AT&T has a history ofmalwareand data breaches.

That includes, among other things, the number of lines on an account or wireless rate plan.

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