AT&T Online Store Warning

AT&T reports that hackers broke into records of customers who used the AT&T online store and have obtained credit card numbers and personal data. People who bought DSL equipment for high speed internet access may be affected.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hackers broke into one of AT&T Inc.'s computer networks and stole credit card data and other personal information from several thousand customers who shopped at the telecommunication giant's online store.

AT&T said it was notifying "fewer than 19,000" customers whose data was accessed during the weekend break-in, which it said was detected within hours.

The company said it immediately shut down the online store, notified credit card companies, and was working with law enforcement agencies to track down the hackers.

"We recognize that there is an active market for illegally obtained personal information," Priscilla Hill-Ardoin, AT&T's chief privacy officer, said in a statement.

AT&T will provide credit monitoring services for those affected. If you bought equipment from them, you might want to get in touch about this right away.