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AT&T says hackers accessed records of calls and texts for nearly all its cellular customers (www.cbsnews.com)
submitted 7 months ago by Wilshire to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] 41 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Hackers in this case likely means someone who can read a url and increment a number and is curious. Which ought to be everyone over the age of about 7.

Congratulations! Everyone is now a hacker!

[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I trust the hackers more then companies these days. The companies steal everything with immunity

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

By the people, for the people ✊

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

Yeah, most effective illegal hackers are working for intelligence agencies or criminal organizations. The legal ones work for companies.

The ones "for the people" are very few.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Governor Mike Parson, Is that you?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

“Hello, this is the password inspector”