Data Security Alert: Some T-Mobile Customer Accounts Exposed to Unauthorized Access

T-Mobile announced that an unknown number of customer accounts have been exposed due to unauthorized access from an outside party. The cellular service company discovered the security incident and quickly shut down the “malicious, unauthorized access”. Customer proprietary network information (CPNI) was accessed. The details that were accessed may have included phone numbers, number of lines subscribed to an account, and possibly even collected call-related information. According to T-Mobile, names on accounts, physical or email addresses, financial data, credit card information, social security numbers, tax ID, passwords, and PINs were not accessed.

What This Means

When a site is breached, your personal information can be accessed by hackers and can be made publicly available on the internet. Any information of a person has a chance to be exposed, no matter how secure the site can be.

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