T-Mobile security incident affects 37 million consumers The theft contained addresses, phone numbers, and birth dates but no passwords, PINs, or bank or credit card information.
Another network hack has hit T-Mobile, impacting 37 million subscribers. According to a regulatory statement on Thursday, the wireless carrier's network was infiltrated in late November and discovered on January 5.
Addresses, phone numbers, and birth dates were among the information obtained.
Passwords, PINs, bank account or credit card information, Social Security numbers, or other government IDs were not stolen.
T-MOBILE SETTLES HACKING SUIT FOR $350 MILLION T-Mobile provided the following comment to FOX Business.
"We shut it down within 24 hours after our teams spotted the problem. Because our systems and practices prevented the most critical forms of customer information from being accessed, this occurrence should not directly jeopardize user accounts or funds. In addition, there is no evidence that the bad actor penetrated or compromised T-network Mobile's or systems."
T-Mobile has informed law enforcement and government authorities.
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Prior security breaches have occurred at the telecom carrier.
ANOTHER DATA BREACH AT T-MOBILE In July, it agreed to pay $350 million to consumers who launched a class action lawsuit following the company's August 2021 disclosure. Nearly 80 million Americans' personal information, including Social Security numbers and driver's license information, was compromised.
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Prior to the August 2021 incursion, the corporation acknowledged breaches in which customer information was obtained in January 2021, November 2019 and August 2018.
This story was contributed to by the Associated Press.
