Hackers Breach T-Mobile, Leaving Millions Exposed
Approximately 3 million T-Mobile customers either have been or soon will be notified their information was involved in a security breach. Although details are not being released regarding how the attack was executed, T-Mobile has reported approximately 5% of their 75 million users were impacted by a recent data breach. The company has been notifying customers by text and phone and will be mailing out notifications of the breach to larger business and government customers which have 100+ lines on their account.
Of all the information the organization has on record, here is what was accessed:
- Names
- Addresses
- Type of account
- Account number
If you are a T-Mobile user and question if your information was impacted, you may call the company’s customer service line for additional information. To do so, simply dial 611 from your T-Mobile device.
