How to protect your identity after massive AT&T data breach

According to AT&T, 7.6 million current customers and 65.4 million former account holders are impacted.

[@vipoll6728]

Why are companies allowed to keep your info on file indefinitely?

[@greyd4152]

again, why the hack ATT has been storing our sensitive data years after our accounts were closed and inactive? All the data should have been deleted right aways after deactivation

[@Its2litt]

They don’t care about the people, they just want you to be okay with it and pay them their money. They don’t care the peoples information was leaked just as long as you can pay your bill still

[@davidduncan8460]

I have A PrePaid Account with AT&T since 2007 and I should be able to receive Identity Theft Protection from AT&T.