On August 20, 2018 Hackers Stole Personal Data of 2 Million T-Mobile Customers. The stolen customer data included names, email addresses, account numbers, and other billing information. T-Mobile stated that the hack did not get credit card numbers, social security numbers, or passwords. The company wrote in the announcement that “all affected customers have been, or shortly will be, notified. If you don’t receive a notification than that means your account was not among those impacted by this incident.” T-Mobile also encouraged customers to contact customer service through 611 if they were concerned. The complete T-Mobile bulletin is here.
T-Mobile quickly detected the hack and secured the data, but not before the personal information of 2-million customers was stolen. Whenever possible purchase your phones directly and limit the amount of personal data you provide to any cellular service provider.
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