One cybersecurity expert said this breach could involve all T-Mobile customers past and present.
T-Mobile is investigating a reported breach in which a hacker claims to be selling the personal information of over 100 million of its customers.
The T-Mobile data breach was first reported by Vice, a U.S.-based digital media outlet. It said a forum post claims to be selling a mountain of personal data. The forum post itself doesn’t mention T-Mobile. However, the seller reportedly said they have obtained data related to over 100 million people. In addition, the data came from T-Mobile servers.
The data includes social security numbers, phone numbers, names, physical addresses, driver licenses information and more, the seller said.
T-Mobile Working ‘Around the Clock’
T-Mobile sent us the following statement:
“We have been working around the clock to investigate claims being made that T-Mobile data may have been illegally accessed. We take the protection of our customers very seriously. And we are conducting an extensive analysis alongside digital forensic experts to understand the validity of these claims. And we are coordinating with law enforcement.”
“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 situatio ..
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