Hackers Likely Stole FBI Call Logs From AT&T That Could Compromise Informants
WiredThe United States telecom giant AT&T disclosed a breach in July involving call and text messaging logs from six months in 2022 of “nearly all” its more than 100 million customers. The FBI has a solemn responsibility to protect the identity and safety of confidential human sources, who provide information every day that keeps the American people safe, often at risk to themselves.” AT&T spokesperson Alex Byers says in a statement that the company “worked closely with law enforcement to mitigate impact to government operations” and appreciates the “thorough investigation” they conducted. If agents were following protocol for investigative communications strictly, though, the stolen AT&T call and text logs shouldn't pose a big threat, says former NSA hacker and Hunter Strategy vice president of research Jake Williams. Standard operating procedure should be designed to account for the possibility that call logs could be compromised, he says, and should require agents to communicate with sensitive sources using phone numbers that have never been linked to them or the US government.
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