---
title: "AT&T hit with $25M data breach fine"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/at-t-hit-with-25m-data-breach-fine/"
date: "2015-04-09T03:52:40+00:00"
section: "Identity Theft"
tags:
  - "Data Breach"
  - "Identity Theft"
source: "bankrate.com"
source_url: "http://www.bankrate.com/financing/credit-cards/att-hit-with-25m-data-breach-fine/?ic_id=News1"
---

# AT&T hit with $25M data breach fine

April 9, 2015 · Reported by bankrate.com

![](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/portadas/2015/at-t-hit-with-25m-data-breach-fine.jpg)

> Call it one small step for consumer privacy. The Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, announced Wednesday that it has fined AT&T $25 million for failing to protect its customers’ personal information.

[Read the full article at bankrate.com](http://www.bankrate.com/financing/credit-cards/att-hit-with-25m-data-breach-fine/?ic_id=News1)

**Tags:** [Data Breach](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/data-breach/) · [Identity Theft](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/identity-theft/)