T-Mobile Racks Up Third Consumer Data Exposure of 2023

The mobile company states that the issue was due to a glitch that occurred in an update.

Multiple T-Mobile USA customers have gone to social media to report seeing the sensitive information of other customers when logging in to view their personal account.
The leaked data includes credit card balances, purchase history, credit card information, device IDs, and home addresses. The issue was initially severe enough that the T-Mobile subreddit requested users to stop sharing information via social media.
ATTENTION: We are aware of the security issue going on. For security reasons, we are not allowing posts on the topic,
the post read
. Please do not post any information about the ongoing issue. Were waiting to hear from T-Mobile and do not want to exacerbate the issue.
As of Sept. 20,
T-Mobile
said that the issue has been resolved and was due to a technology update glitch.
There was no cyberattack or
breach at T-Mobile
. This was a
temporary system glitch
related to a planned overnight technology update involving limited account information for fewer than 100 customers, which was quickly resolved, said Tara Darrow, T-Mobile spokesperson, in a statement.
While this may come as a relief for some, to others it may only further raise concerns about whether T-Mobile has questionable cybersecurity safeguards, due to the company facing multiple breaches this year alone. January, T-Mobile fell victim to a breach that exposed
37 million customers data
, which went on to also affect
customers of Google Fi
. This past May, the company yet again faced an attack that started in February and ended in March,
affecting 836 customers
.
And of course, the telecom operator
suffered a data breach in 2021
that affected 47 million people, ultimately leading to a class-action lawsuit and a
$500 million settlement
. And last year, T-Mobile agreed to pay a settlement of $2.5 million as restitution for its
role in the 2015 Experian data breach
, which affected 15 million prospective T-Mobile customers.

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