AT&T Tells Users of ‘Organized and Systematic’ Hack Attempt

AT&T Inc., the largest U.S. telephone company, notified customers of an effort by hackers to collect online account information.

“We recently detected an organized and systematic attempt to obtain information on a number of AT&T customer accounts, including yours,” AT&T said in an e-mail to customers. “We do not believe that the perpetrators of this attack obtained access to your online account or any of the information contained in that account.”