# Senators Press AT&T, Snowflake For Answers on Wide-ranging Data Breach 🔐

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/senators-press-at-t-snowflake-for-answers-on-wide-ranging-data-breach/287139>\
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**Tags:** hacking\
**Created:** [July 17, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/senators-press-at-t-snowflake-for-answers-on-wide-ranging-data-breach/287139 "2024-07-17T16:02:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/senators-press-at-t-snowflake-for-answers-on-wide-ranging-data-breach/287139/1 "2024-07-17T16:02:47Z")

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**Summary:**

1. **Bipartisan Inquiry** : Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) have demanded more information from AT&T and Snowflake regarding a breach that exposed records of nearly all AT&T customers.

2. **Preventable Lapses** : The senators linked this breach to other recent breaches involving Snowflake’s clients like Ticketmaster, Advance Auto Parts, and Santander Bank, suggesting the incidents were easily preventable.

3. **Request for Accountability** : The corporate leaders of AT&T and Snowflake have been asked to respond to a series of questions about the breaches by July 29, amid concerns that stolen data could be exploited by criminals and foreign intelligence agencies.

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