 According to hackers who claim to have stolen sensitive call and text logs from AT&T during a six-month period back in 2022, they were paid about $400,000 to erase the data. An analysis of a Bitcoin wallet address provided by the hackers shows a transaction in mid-May that analysts say aligns with an extortion payment. And a person familiar with the ransomware negotiations confirmed the payment. An AT&T spokesperson declined to comment on whether the company paid a ransom.