If you are a T-Mobile customer, this news may concern you.
US-based telecom giant T-Mobile has suffered yet another data breach
incident that recently exposed personal and accounts information of both
its employees and customers to unknown hackers.
What happened? In a breach notification posted on its website,
T-Mobile today said its cybersecurity team recently discovered a
sophisticated cyberattack against the email accounts of some of its
employees that resulted in unauthorized access to the sensitive
information contained in it, including details for its customers and
other employees.
Although the telecom company did not disclose how the breach happened,
when it happened, and exactly how many employees and users were
affected, it did
confirm that the leaked information on its users doesn't contain financial information like credit card and Social Security numbers.
What type of information was accessed? The exposed data of an undisclosed number of affected users include their:
- names,
- phone numbers,
- account numbers,
- rate plans and features, and
- billing information.
What is T-Mobile now doing? The company took necessary steps to
shut down the unauthorized access upon discovery and immediately
notified law enforcement of the security breach incident.
T-Mobile also immediately launched a forensic investigation to determine
the extent of the breach incident, a report of which is expected to be
released soon..
"We regret that this incident occurred. We take the security of your
information very seriously, and while we have a number of safeguards in
place to protect customer information from unauthorized access, we are
also always working to further enhance security so we can stay ahead of
this type of activity," the company said.
The company is notifying affected customers of the breach incident.
What should you do now? Though T-Mobile said it does not have any
evidence of the stolen information being used to commit fraud or
otherwise misused, it still advises users to change PIN/passcode to
access their accounts as a precaution.
Affected customers should also be suspicious of phishing emails, which
are usually the next step of cybercriminals in an attempt to trick users
into giving away their passwords and credit card information.
Although the T-Mobile data breach incident did not expose any financial
information of affected customers, it is always a good idea to be
vigilant and keep a close eye on your bank and payment card statements
for any unusual activity and report to the bank if you find any.
The incident comes in less than six months after the telecom giant suffered a
significant data breach that exposed the personal information of some of the customers using its prepaid services.
In August 2018, the company also disclosed a data breach that affected roughly two million customers.
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