AT&T Tells Customers Of Hack Attempt

AT&T has emailed customers that it "recently detected an organized and systematic attempt to obtain information on a number of AT&T customer accounts" online. But a company spokesman said no accounts have been breached, and estimates that less than 1 percent of customers are affected by the break-in attempt.

The hackers "appear to have used 'auto script' technology to determine whether AT&T telephone numbers were linked to online AT&T accounts," said AT&T spokesman Mark A. Siegel in a statement to msnbc.com.

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