Mitnick May Sue AT&T Over Account Breach
Kevin Mitnick may sue AT&T for refusing to do anything about hackers constantly trying to break into his account.
Yesterday we reported that Mitnick had been told by both AT&T and the company that hosts his site to find service elsewhere. Apparently being Kevin Mitnick means a lot of people like to launch attacks on your website and breach your AT&T account only to post your personal details on the web.
CNet today reports that Kevin wanted compensation from AT&T. Unfortunately for Mitnick, AT&T wasn't having any of it. Now, Mitnick says he might sue.
"My attorney is going to review my contract to see what, if any, restrictions are in my service agreement," he said. "I may file a lawsuit for invasion of privacy for the failure to adequately protect my information."
"AT&T wants me off their network because they can't secure my account, and after being a loyal customer for almost a decade I find that reprehensible," he told CNet News on Thursday. "It apparently is more cost effective to drop me than to secure their customer's information."
Do you think Mitnick has the right to sue AT&T for terminating his contract? Let us know in the comments below!
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For those who would side with AT&T, let me put it this way. If Mitnick's customer information can be compromised, any customers information could be. If this was happening to you, would you still side with AT&T?
AT&T and the like charge their early termination fee if you leave before your contract is up, even if their service sucks. Its time the consumer fights back.
Just look at all the security breaches and credit card thefts that have been in the news in the last year or two and you'll see the seriousness of this issue as it's no laughing matter.
If a company could keep a high profile hacker's account secure, then I'd be willing to do business with them should I need their services.
Too many companies are failing to take security seriously these days and they would rather put profits ahead of their clients own security.
AT&T is making more than enough ripping off their customers their high prices. They can certainly afford to better secure their networks instead of their pocketbooks.
Same thing goes for Verizon and other services.
AT&T and the like charge their early termination fee if you leave before your contract is up, even if their service sucks. Its time the consumer fights back.
For those who would side with AT&T, let me put it this way. If Mitnick's customer information can be compromised, any customers information could be. If this was happening to you, would you still side with AT&T?
Just look at all the security breaches and credit card thefts that have been in the news in the last year or two and you'll see the seriousness of this issue as it's no laughing matter.
If a company could keep a high profile hacker's account secure, then I'd be willing to do business with them should I need their services.
Too many companies are failing to take security seriously these days and they would rather put profits ahead of their clients own security.
AT&T is making more than enough ripping off their customers their high prices. They can certainly afford to better secure their networks instead of their pocketbooks.
Same thing goes for Verizon and other services.
- 1) Hire Kevin Mitnick as their Spokes Person
- 2) Make Kevin Mitnick a Security Consultant
- 3) Make Securing the network and the servers a priority
- 4) Keep Security a Priority
- 5) FIRE the Current AT&T CEO
all AT&T has to do is show up with his sig on the contract he signed and case closed
Breach of Contract on the part of the Contractor VOIDS the original contract and Invites a Law suit on the part of the Contractee.
In this case, failure to keep the client's account secure and negligence towards the security of all their other clients would more than justify a class action suit.
the contract you sign. I have had four different phone providers and everyone of them including AT&T states right in the ontract that they may terminate your contract at anytime without notice. And i can assure you that if security is at stake they have the right to cansel. Sorry that's just the way it is.