It's not the way that Colorado customers of AT&T wanted to start their weekend, as the massive cell phone company disclosed that hackers have accessed call and text records of nearly all of their customers.

Colorado AT&T Customer Records Breached By Hackers

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There's a reason that some people don't like to text or communicate through messages or emails. I mean if you're not hiding anything, you've got nothing to worry about, but most folks have probably sent a text or made a call they wished they could take back, especially when those records could be made public.

AT&T informed the masses today, Friday, July 12th, 2024, that hackers have breached their security, and almost all of their customer's call and text records are at risk of being made public. As of now, they say that they don't believe that the data is available publicly, but could not 100% confirm.

What Colorado AT&T Information Was Hacked?

AT&T has confirmed that the accessed records are between May 1st, 2022 through October 31st, 2022. They also confirmed that it includes records from January 2, 2023, for a "very small number of customers."

While the call and text records were hacked, AT&T said in the statement that:

"The compromised data doesn't include the content of the calls or texts, or personal information such as Social Security numbers, birth dates or other personally identifiable information."

This breach happened back in April, and AT&T has been working with law enforcement, including the FBI and Department of Justice, and at least one person has been taken into custody.

The FBI told CBS News that even though companies are required by law to disclose any breaches that affect customers, but were given authorization to delay the notice because of concerns over the security risks.

AT&T Is in the process of alerting customers who were affected via text, email, or mail but you can also go to att.com/DataIncident or log in to your AT&T account immediately to see if you've been affected. In the meantime, it's recommended that you change all passwords and lock your credit to avoid having your credit card or other personal information to be used by anyone outside of yourself. More tips are below...

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