Vice reports AT&T mistakenly published its template for notifying customers of a data breach during website testing this week. The website posted a banner that notified users of a possible breach and linked it with an FAQ that discussed incident containment and impact, among other related topics. However, the list of questions was incomplete as some featured fill-in-the-blank criteria, including the number of people affected and the status of containment. “We apologize for any confusion or inconvenience,” an AT&T spokesperson said. “A message was inadvertently posted to our website during routine testing. The message was quickly taken down.”
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