Security News > 2021 > July > Mint Mobile hit by a data breach after numbers ported, data accessed
Mint Mobile has disclosed a data breach after an unauthorized person gained access to subscribers' account information and ported phone numbers to another carrier.
According to the data breach notification email sent to affected subscribers this weekend, between June 8th and June 10th, a threat actor ported the phone numbers for a "Small" number of Mint Mobile subscribers to another carrier without authorization.
In addition to the ported number, Mint Mobile disclosed that an unauthorized person also potentially accessed subscribers' personal information, including call history, names, addresses, emails, and passwords.
"Between June 8, 2021 and June 10, 2021, a very small number of Mint Mobile subscribers' phone numbers, including yours, were temporarily ported to another carrier without permission," Mint Mobile disclosed.
While Mint Mobile has not said how the threat actor gained access to subscribers' information, based on the accessed data, it is likely that hackers hacked user accounts or compromised a Mint Mobile application used to manage customers.
As the threat actors may have gained access to your Mint Mobile password, it is strongly advised that you change your password on your account.
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