AT&T Reportedly Paid Almost $400,000 in Ransom to Hackers to Delete Private Customer Data

The logo of AT&T outside of AT&T corporate headquarters on March 13, 2020 in Dallas, Texas.

AT&T paid a hacker group about $400,000 to delete customer data that was stolen in a widespread leak earlier this year, according to Bloomberg.

The Dallas telecom reportedly negotiated a roughly $380,000 payment through an intermediary called Reddington, which acted on behalf of the ShinyHunters hacking group.