AT&T has reportedly paid $370,000 to a hacker to delete all of the customer data that was stolen in a recent security breach.
https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/att-paid-370k-to-hacker-to-delete-stolen-data-report/
https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/att-paid-370k-to-hacker-to-delete-stolen-data-report/