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July 12th, 2024 | AT&T says criminals stole phone records of 'nearly all' customers in data breach
Jul 13, 2024
Topics discussed in the podcast include AT&T's data breach, self-hosted cloud computing frameworks, CPython's transition, async-await in Python, running Windows NT on Power Macintosh, red team exercises in a federal agency, and code optimization strategies.
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- AT&T data breach exposed phone records of nearly all customers, raising concerns on data security and privacy laws like GDPR
- Utilizing a work journal can aid in enhancing focus and organization, highlighting tools like Emacs and Obsidian for journaling
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AT&T Data Breach and Customer Impact
AT&T faced a significant data breach, resulting in the theft of phone numbers, call records, and location data of nearly all customers. The breach, facilitated by vulnerabilities in Snowflake, affected 110 million customers, prompting discussions on data retention, governmental mandates, and the necessity for stricter breach laws like GDPR.
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