Security News

AT&T Employees Took Bribes to Unlock Smartphones
2019-08-08 11:22

This wasn't a small operation: A Pakistani man bribed AT&T call-center employees to install malware and unauthorized hardware as part of a scheme to fraudulently unlock cell phones, according to...

DOJ: Bribed AT&T Workers Planted Malware on Carrier's Network
2019-08-07 14:33

Scheme Involved Unlocking 2 Million Smartphones to Enable FraudThe Justice Department has indicted two men on charges of paying more than $1 million in bribes to AT&T employees who helped plant...

Pakistani Man Bribed AT&T Insiders to Plant Malware and Unlock 2 Million Phones
2019-08-06 18:18

United States federal government has charged a Pakistani national for bribing employees at AT&T telecommunication company over a period of five years to help unlock more than 2 million phones and...

Pakistani Man Bribed AT&T Employees to Unlock Phones, Plant Malware
2019-08-06 15:08

A Pakistani national has been charged by U.S. authorities for his role in a scheme that involved bribing employees of telecommunications giant AT&T to help unlock phones and plant malware on the...

Judge allows suit against AT&T after $24 million cryptocurrency theft
2019-07-23 19:28

It's usually not possible to reverse fraudulent cryptocurrency transactions.

Cygilant and AT&T Cybersecurity deliver MDR capabilities to AlienVault USM Anywhere users
2019-05-08 01:30

Cygilant, leading provider of Cybersecurity-as-a-Service mid-sized organizations, announced that it has joined the AT&T Cybersecurity Partner Program to help AlienVault USM Anywhere customers with...

AT&T Cybersecurity Sets Sights on Threat Intelligence
2019-03-25 21:18

Javvad Malik on New Entity's Role in Cybersecurity MarketAT&T has just re-branded its AlienVault acquisition as AT&T Cybersecurity. Javvad Malik, security advocate for the firm, explains its place...

Gemalto helps simplify and secure IoT connectivity to the AT&T network with eSIM and IoT module
2019-01-10 03:00

Gemalto is helping simplify and secure IoT connectivity for AT&T customers by integrating its embedded SIM (eSIM) inside the Cinterion LTE-M IoT module. The new solution streamlines development...

AT&T Faces $224M Legal Challenge Over SIM-Jacking Rings
2018-08-17 16:47

Cryptocurrency angel investor Michael Terpin seeks damages for "gross negligence" by the carrier, alleging it turned a blind eye to store employees' malicious activities.

AT&T sued for enabling SIM swap fraud
2018-08-16 18:16

A cryptocurrency investor is suing AT&T because criminals were able to empty his accounts through SIM swap fraud (aka account port out fraud), even though he had already asked for additional...