DALLAS � Personal data from about 73 million current and former account holders has been leaked on the dark web, the telecom giant said Saturday.
The Dallas-based company said the data were released onto the dark web about two weeks ago, and officials are not sure yet whether the data originated from the company or one of its vendors.
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