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Millions of customers' data found on dark web in latest AT&T data breach

The provider says it has reset the passcodes of the current account holders whose data was compromised as it investigates the leak, the latest in a string of telecommunications company data breaches.

AT&T announced on Saturday it is investigating a data breach involving the personal information of more than 70 million current and former customers leaked on the dark web.

According to on the company's website, 7.6 million current account holders and 65.4 million former account holders have been impacted. An AT&T said the breach occurred about two weeks ago, and that the incident has not yet had a "material

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