T-Mobile announced a major data breach that may have exposed 37 million accounts. This is T-Mobile’s second data breach in less than two years. The data exposed includes names, date of births, billing address, email, T-Mobile account numbers (and other account information) and phone numbers of those affected. T-Mobile detected unusual activity on January 5th; however, the unauthorized actor may have had access to the data from around November 25, 2022, giving them access to certain data over a month.

The company confirmed that the unauthorized actor couldn’t access data that contained any Social Security numbers, credit card information, government ID numbers, passwords, PINs, or financial information. Furthermore, T-Mobile confirmed that the breach occurred through a single API that was able to be fixed within 24 hours of following their detection.

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.

How to Protect Yourself

There is no guaranteed way to prevent identity theft, however, there are certain actions you can take to protect yourself and limit your risk. Change all your passwords periodically, check your credit card and bank statements consistently, and use a credit monitoring service. Use these precautionary steps to reduce your risk of identity theft, and follow us on social media for future data breach alerts.

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