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T-Mobile data breach: Industry reactions
2021-08-17 07:50

T-Mobile is investigating a claim that as many as 100 million accounts may have been compromised in a data breach."We have determined that unauthorized access to some T-Mobile data occurred, however we have not yet determined that there is any personal customer data involved. We are confident that the entry point used to gain access has been closed, and we are continuing our deep technical review of the situation across our systems to identify the nature of any data that was illegally accessed."

T-Mobile Investigating Claims of Massive Data Breach
2021-08-16 23:53

Communications giant T-Mobile said today it is investigating the extent of a breach that hackers claim has exposed sensitive personal data on 100 million T-Mobile USA customers, in many cases including the name, Social Security number, address, date of birth, phone number, security PINs and details that uniquely identify each customer's mobile device. On Sunday, Vice.com broke the news that someone was selling data on 100 million people, and that the data came from T-Mobile.

T-Mobile Acknowledges Breach of Customer Data, Launches Probe
2021-08-16 20:04

T-Mobile on Monday acknowledged a breach of customer information after a hacker group claimed to have obtained records of 100 million of the operator's US customers and offered some of the data on the dark web. The US wireless operator said it could not determine the number of customers impacted but that it had begun a "Deep technical review of the situation across our systems to identify the nature of any data that was illegally accessed."

T-Mobile data breach confirmed, servers were hacked
2021-08-16 19:52

T-Mobile has confirmed that threat actors hacked their servers in a recent cyber attack but still investigate whether customer data was stolen.Yesterday, news broke that a threat actor was selling the alleged personal data for 100 million T-Mobile customers after they breached database servers operated by the mobile network.

T-Mobile US probes claims of 100m stolen customer records up for sale on dark web
2021-08-16 19:22

T-Mobile US is investigating claims that highly sensitive personal data of 100 million customers has been stolen and peddled via the dark web. The seller said it's likely T-Mobile US is up to speed on the security breach because a backdoor used to exfiltrate this data from the telco's servers had been closed.

100m T-Mobile Customer Records Purportedly Up for Sale
2021-08-16 15:12

Even if T-Mobile hasn't yet confirmed the breach, T-Mobile customers would be wise to change their security PINs, given that laundry list of details that were purportedly exposed. The attacker told BleepingComputer that T-Mobile's "Entire IMEI history database going back to 2004 was stolen." IMEI is a unique 15-digit code that precisely identifies a mobile device with the SIM card input, and an IMSI is a unique number is a unique number that identifies every user of a cellular network.

Hacker claims to steal data of 100 million T-mobile customers
2021-08-15 22:27

A threat actor claims to have hacked T-Mobile's servers and stolen databases containing the personal data of approximately 100 million customers. The alleged data breach first surfaced on a hacking forum yesterday after the threat actor claimed to be selling a database for six bitcoin containing birth dates, driver's license numbers, and social security numbers for 30 million people.

T-Mobile discloses data breach after SIM swapping attacks
2021-02-26 20:18

American telecommunications provider T-Mobile has disclosed a data breach after an unknown number of customers were apparently affected by SIM swap attacks. The FBI shared guidance on how to defend against SIM swapping following an increase in the number of SIM hijacking attacks targeting cryptocurrency adopters and investors.

T-Mobile Faces Yet Another Data Breach
2021-01-04 17:09

T-Mobile USA has reported a data breach - its fourth in three years. The wireless carrier disclosed the breach last week via its website, saying that it detected and shut down "Malicious, unauthorized access to some information" related to T-Mobile accounts.

T-Mobile data breach exposed phone numbers, call records
2020-12-30 12:04

T-Mobile has announced a data breach exposing customers' proprietary network information, including phone numbers and call records. After bringing in a cybersecurity firm to perform an investigation, T-Mobile found that threat actors gained access to the telecommunications information generated by customers, known as CPNI. The information exposed in this breach includes phone numbers, call records, and the number of lines on an account.