T-Mobile Confirms Huge Data Leak Affects Over 47 Million Users So Far
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After an investigation into the T-Mobile database breach last week, the mobile company has confirmed the effects of the leak, which includes its users’ highly personal information.
According to the press release, the data accessed by the hackers included first and last names, birthdays, social security numbers, and driver’s license/ID information. The affected group of users comprise former and current postpay customers, and prospective T-Mobile users.
The company states that its analysis shows that around 7.8 million current T-Mobile postpaid customer accounts’ information were contained in the stolen files. Additionally, a little more than 40 million records of former or prospective customers who applied for credit with the company were also included.
Pre-paid customers saw 850,000 members’ names, numbers, and account PINs exposed in the leak. The PINs have been reset, and customers have been notified. However, in all the categories, no payment or other financial information was accessed.
This isn’t the first time a data leak has affected T-Mobile users; in 2019, a similar hack left over a million users’ data vulnerable.
In compensation efforts, T-Mobile is offering affected customers two years of McAfee’s ID Theft Protection Service and recommends that users change the PINs on their accounts for additional safety. Users can also access a new website published by the company dedicated to cybersecurity.
I want to assure you that our @TMobile team is doing their best to get answers to your questions about our recent cyberattack. As our investigation continues, we've launched a website dedicated to providing you more information and details on how we're working to protect you.
— Mike Sievert (@MikeSievert) August 18, 2021
[via Engadget, image via T-Mobile]
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